This paper assesses the consequences of EU enlargement for East West migration. In the theoretical part, we identify … several factors in addition to the reduction of moving costs by which EU membership influences migration. Specifically, EU … increased current migration. Additionally, casual evidence from the 1980s EU South enlargement is examined. Since then no …

estimate the migration potential after EU enlargement, econometric-based simulation models are used for the four most heavily …

inter-regional migration patterns in the 1990s. We find that migration is lower in candidate countries and new member states … than in EU15 member states. Also in contrast to the EU15 member states migration has fallen in candidate countries and new … member states. This casts doubt on the viability of migration as an adjustment mechanism. Estimating place to place models of …

"This paper examines the macroeconomic consequences of the diversion of migration flows away from Germany towards the … Europe transitional periods for the free movement of workers. The selective application of migration restrictions during the … transitional periods has resulted in a reversal of the pre-enlargement allocation of migration flows from the new member states …

"This paper examines the macroeconomic consequences of the diversion of migration flows away from Germany towards the … Europe transitional periods for the free movement of workers. The selective application of migration restrictions during the … transitional periods has resulted in a reversal of the pre-enlargement allocation of migration flows from the new member states …

greatest number of council votes within twenty years, and receive the largest budget transfer. Free migration may increase the …