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Pitfalls of immigrant inclusion into the European welfare state

Kahanec, Martin; Kim, Anna Myunghee; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2011

This paper's main purpose is to gauge immigrants' demand for social assistance and services and identify the key barriers to social and labor market inclusion of immigrants in the European Union. The data from an online primary survey of experts from organizations working on immigrant...

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Migration in an enlarged EU: a challenging solution?

Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2008

. This essay provides a broad and in-depth account of the effects of the post-enlargement migration flows on the receiving as … analysis of the available literature and empirical evidence shows that (i) EU enlargement had a significant impact on migration … hard to detect, (iv) post-enlargement migration contributes to growth prospects of the EU, (v) these immigrants are …

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Labor mobility in an enlarged European Union

Kahanec, Martin - 2012

fiscal burden. They have also profited from remittances. Of key importance for the sending countries is to reap the benefits … have with little doubt exceeded any pecuniary and non-pecuniary costs of migration. In conclusion, the freedom of movement …

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Lessons from migration after EU enlargement

Kahanec, Martin; Zaiceva, Anzelika; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2009

The Eastern enlargement of the EU was an institutional impetus to the migration potential in Europe. While the overall … the ongoing economic crisis may change the momentum of several migration trajectories, free migration should in fact …

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Labor market outcomes of immigrants and non-citizens in the EU: an East-West comparison

Kahanec, Martin; Zaiceva, Anzelika - 2008

The starkly different histories and institutions in the eastern and western member states of the European Union (EU) suggest different roles of being non-native in these two regions. In this paper we study the roles of foreign origin and citizenship in the comparative East-West perspective. Our...

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Attitudes towards immigrants, other integration barriers, and their veracity

Constant, Amelie F.; Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2008

The paper studies opinions and attitudes towards immigrants and minorities and their interactions with other barriers to minorities' economic integration. Specifically, we consider the minority experts' own perceptions about these issues, the veracities and repercussions of unfavorable attitudes...

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Immigration: The European experience

Dustmann, Christian; Frattini, Tommaso - 2011

This paper first presents a brief historical overview of immigration in Europe. We then provide (and distinguishing between EU and non-EU immigrants) a comprehensive analysis of the skill structures of immigrants and their labor market integration in the different European countries, their...

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Unemployment benefits and immigration: Evidence from the EU

Giulietti, Corrado; Guzi, Martin; Kahanec, Martin; … - 2011

are not related to unemployment benefit generosity. This suggests that the so-called welfare migration debate is misguided …

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