affect labour markets in the EU, namely i) trade, ii) foreign direct investment, and iii) migration. A main conclusion of the … economic incentives to migration are bound to be present well beyond the date of accession. We estimate the migration potential …-term equilibrium migration potential, as well as the speed of adjustment at which the potential takes place. Our findings suggest that …

affect labour markets in the EU, namely i) trade, ii) foreign direct investment, and iii) migration. A main conclusion of the … economic incentives to migration are bound to be present well beyond the date of accession. We estimate the migration potential …-term equilibrium migration potential, as well as the speed of adjustment at which the potential takes place. Our findings suggest that …

European migration policies are characterised by a fundamental paradox: they are getting tighter and tighter just while …, based on a computable general equilibrium model, we evaluate whether migration to "rigid labour markets" a-la European … migration are, at a GDP gain of 0.2-0.3% at a migration of 1% of the labour force, but that natives in the receiving countries …

EU leaders are well aware of the relevance of migration in the European policy agenda. Thirty-two pages out of forty …-eight of the Presidency Conclusions at the November 2004 European Council were devoted to migration policies. Economic theory …-national bodies is envisaged in the Presidency Conclusions in the field of restrictions to legal migration. While Qualified Majority …

European migration policies are characterised by a fundamental paradox: they are getting tighter and tighter just while …, based on a computable general equilibrium model, we evaluate whether migration to rigid labour markets a-la European … migration are, at a GDP gain of 0.2-0.3% at a migration of 1% of the labour force, but that natives in the receiving countries …

affect labor markets in the EU, namely i) trade, ii) foreign direct investment, and iii) migration. A main conclusion of the … economic incentives to migration are bound to be present well beyond the date of accession. We estimate the migration potential …-term equilibrium migration potential, as well as the speed of adjustment at which the potential takes place. Our findings suggest that …