Arbeitspapier

EU enlargement, migration and the new constitution

The paper deals with the effects of migration resulting from EU Eastern enlargement on the welfare states of Western Europe. Although migration is good in principle, as it yields gains from trade and specialization for all countries involved, it does so only if it meets with flexible labour markets and if it is not artificially induced by gifts from the welfare state. This is not the present state of affairs in Western Europe. In addition to measures that make labour markets more flexible, the introduction of delayed integration of working migrants and the home country principle for non-working migrants is a rational reaction of the state. The proposed new EU constitution which contains far-reaching rules for a European social union should be amended accordingly.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 1367

Classification
Wirtschaft
Subject
EU enlargement
migration
EU constitution
social union
Einwanderung
Internationale Arbeitsmobilität
EU-Erweiterung
Sozialstaat
Verfassung
EU-Staaten
Osteuropa

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Sinn, Hans-Werner
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
(where)
Munich
(when)
2004

Handle
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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Sinn, Hans-Werner
  • Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)

Time of origin

  • 2004

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