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EU enlargement and labour-force migration: Proposals for a gradual convergence of labour markets

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  • Hans-Werner Sinn
  • Gebhard Flaig
  • Martin Werding
  • Sonja Munz
  • Nicola Düll
  • Herbert Hofmann

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The goal of this study is to examine the consequences of EU enlargement and the free movement of labour on Germany. To estimate the migration potential after EU enlargement, econometric-based simulation models are used for the four most heavily populated accession countries.

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  • Hans-Werner Sinn & Gebhard Flaig & Martin Werding & Sonja Munz & Nicola Düll & Herbert Hofmann, 2001. "EU enlargement and labour-force migration: Proposals for a gradual convergence of labour markets," ifo Beiträge zur Wirtschaftsforschung, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, number 2, September.
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    JEL classification:

    • C53 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Forecasting and Prediction Models; Simulation Methods
    • F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers

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