of migration flows from the New Member States to Germany. We demonstrate that immigration increased substantially despite … that Germany would have been better off, had it immediately opened its labor market. Finally, the Great recession allows us … immigration from countries that were hit by the crisis, although the annual net flows are still too small to significantly reduce …

in the EU, the response of wages is integrated to the analysis. It is found that real wages have also become more …

integration of foreigners. We find that the impact of migration on country-specific average wages and unemployment depends ….e. search efficiency. The model will be used to analyze the effects of different immigration and labor market policies on …