Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 1,051
Cover Image
The Brexit Referendum and Three Types of Regret
Drinkwater, Stephen; Jennings, Colin - 2022
In this paper we examine three forms of regret in relation to the UKâ s hugely significant referendum on EU membership … that was held in June 2016. These are, (i) whether leave voters at the referendum subsequently regretted their choice (in … individuals were more likely to indicate that it is everyoneâ s duty to vote following the referendum.We find evidence in favour …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014087774
Cover Image
Expecting Brexit and UK Migration : Should I Go?
Di Iasio, Valentina; Wahba, Jackline - 2023
This paper examines the impact of the 2016 UK referendum and expecting Brexit on migration flows and net migration in … after the UK referendum of June 2016. We also investigate the potential secondary effects of the referendum on non …-EU migrants by using different methodologies and various robustness checks. Our results show that after the referendum (i …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014356273
Cover Image
The Impact of the Recent Expansion of the EU on the UK Labour Market
Blanchflower, David; Lawton, Helen - 2021
We examine the impact on the UK of the influx of workers from Eastern Europe. We look at the characteristics of the workers who have come to the UK since 2004. We also use data from a number of Eurobarometers 2004-2007 as well as the 2005 Work Orientation module International Social Survey...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013324974
Cover Image
Regional Variations in the Brexit Vote : Causes and Potential Consequences
Blackaby, David - 2020
There were large regional differentials in the Brexit vote. Most notably, the percentage voting to leave the EU ranged from 38% in Scotland and 40% in London to 59% in the East and West Midlands. Turnout also varied across Britain, from a low of 67% in Scotland to 77% in the South East and South...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012826229
Cover Image
Does Emigration Benefit the Stayers? Evidence from EU Enlargement
Elsner, Benjamin - 2012
Around 9% of the Lithuanian workforce emigrated to Western Europe after the enlargement of the European Union in 2004. I exploit this emigration wave to study the effect of emigration on wages in the sending country. Using household data from Lithuania and work permit and census data from the UK...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013099727
Cover Image
New Labour? The Impact of Migration from Central and Eastern European Countries on the UK Labour Market
Lemos, Sara; Portes, Jonathan - 2021
The UK was one of only three countries that granted free movement of workers to accession nationals following the enlargement of the European Union in May 2004. The resulting large, rapid and concentrated migration inflow can be seen as a natural experiment that arguably corresponds closely to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013324915
Cover Image
Sizing it Up : Labor Migration Lessons of the EU Enlargement to 27
Constant, Amelie F. - 2011
While economists were pointing out the advantages of the EU enlargement, politicians and policymakers were raising grave concerns about the significant political and economic differences between the newcomer states (EU12) and the "old Europe" of EU15. The major point of apprehension was related...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013118036
Cover Image
Emigration and Wages : The EU Enlargement Experiment
Elsner, Benjamin - 2011
The enlargement of the European Union provides a unique opportunity to study the impact of the lifting of migration restrictions on the migrant sending countries. With EU enlargement in 2004, 1.2 million workers from Eastern Europe emigrated to the UK and Ireland. I use this emigration wave to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013118058
Cover Image
Europe Agreements and Trade Balance : Evidence Form Four New EU Members
Caporale, Guglielmo Maria - 2011
This paper analyses the trade balance effects of Europe agreements (EA) between the EU-15 and four new EU members from Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC-4) using both static and dynamic panel data approaches. Specifically, the system Generalized Method of Moments (GMM, Blundell and Bond, 1998)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013125463
Cover Image
Labor Mobility in an Enlarged European Union
Kahanec, Martin - 2012
The 2004 and 2007 enlargements of the EU extended the freedom of movement to workers from the twelve new member states mainly from Central Eastern Europe. This study summarizes and comparatively evaluates what we know about mobility in an enlarged Europe to date. The pre-enlargement fears of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013107468