Skilled Labor Flows : Lessons from the European Union

This study evaluates European Union (EU) experience of the mobility of skilled labor migrants after the 2004 and 2007 EU enlargements and from the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) countries. The study concludes that migration generally improves t...

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Main Author: Kahanec, Martin
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/02/17451909/skilled-labor-flows-lessons-european-union
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topic ADJUSTMENT COSTS
ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY
ANXIETY
BENEFITS OF MIGRATION
BRAIN DRAIN
CITIZENS
CITIZENSHIP
CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS
COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
CRIME
DISCRIMINATION
DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES
DISSEMINATION
DRIVERS
EARNING
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN
EDUCATED MIGRANTS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL LEVELS
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
EFFICIENCY OF LABOR
EMIGRANTS
EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT PROBABILITY
FAMILY MEMBERS
FAMILY TIES
FERTILITY
FERTILITY RATES
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FORMAL EDUCATION
FREE TRADE
GENDER BIAS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH POLICIES
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH-CARE SERVICES
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
HOST COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRY
HOST POPULATION
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSING
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN HEALTH
HUMAN RESOURCES
ILLEGAL MIGRANTS
IMMIGRANT
IMMIGRANTS
IMMIGRATION
IMMIGRATION POLICY
IMPORTANT POLICY
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INTERNAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
INTERNATIONALIZATION
IRREGULAR MIGRATION
JOB CREATION
JOBS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENT
LABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS
LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
LABOR MARKET REGULATION
LABOR MARKET SEGMENTATION
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR MIGRANTS
LABOR MIGRATION
LABOR MOBILITY
LABOR PROGRAMS
LABOR SHORTAGES
LABOUR
LABOUR FORCE
LABOUR STUDIES
LACK OF INFORMATION
LARGE FAMILIES
LARGE POPULATION
LAWS
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LONG-RUN EFFECTS
MANPOWER
MEDICAL STAFF
MIDWIVES
MIGRANT POPULATIONS
MIGRANT WORKERS
MIGRATION
MIGRATION BETWEEN COUNTRIES
MIGRATION FLOWS
MIGRATION PATTERNS
MIGRATION POLICIES
MIGRATION POLICY
MIGRATIONS
MINIMUM WAGE
MINIMUM WAGES
MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE
NATIONAL BORDERS
NATIONALS
NURSES
OCCUPATIONS
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
OLDER PEOPLE
PALESTINIAN TERRITORY
PATIENTS
PENSIONS
PHARMACISTS
PHYSIOTHERAPISTS
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
POLICY-MAKING PROCESS
POTENTIAL MIGRANTS
PRESENT VALUE
PRESENTS UNEMPLOYMENT
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRESS
PROVISION OF INFORMATION
PUBLIC POLICY
PULL FACTORS
PUSH FACTORS
QUALITY ASSURANCE
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
RECENT IMMIGRANTS
RECREATION
REMITTANCES
RESPECT
RETAIL TRADE
RETURN MIGRATION
SKILL LEVEL
SKILLED LABOR
SKILLED MIGRANTS
SKILLED OCCUPATIONS
SKILLED WORKERS
SOCIAL BENEFITS
SOCIAL NETWORKS
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL WORK
SPOUSE
SPOUSES
TELEVISION
TEMPORARY MIGRANTS
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TRADE UNIONS
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
TRANSPORTATION
TREATY
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
VISAS
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
WAGE BARGAINING
WAGE RIGIDITIES
WAR
WASTE
WORK ACTIVITIES
WORKER
WORKFORCE
WORKING CONDITIONS
WORKING-AGE POPULATION
XENOPHOBIA
spellingShingle ADJUSTMENT COSTS
ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY
ANXIETY
BENEFITS OF MIGRATION
BRAIN DRAIN
CITIZENS
CITIZENSHIP
CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS
COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
CRIME
DISCRIMINATION
DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES
DISSEMINATION
DRIVERS
EARNING
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN
EDUCATED MIGRANTS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL LEVELS
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
EFFICIENCY OF LABOR
EMIGRANTS
EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT PROBABILITY
FAMILY MEMBERS
FAMILY TIES
FERTILITY
FERTILITY RATES
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FORMAL EDUCATION
FREE TRADE
GENDER BIAS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH POLICIES
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH-CARE SERVICES
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
HOST COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRY
HOST POPULATION
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSING
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN HEALTH
HUMAN RESOURCES
ILLEGAL MIGRANTS
IMMIGRANT
IMMIGRANTS
IMMIGRATION
IMMIGRATION POLICY
IMPORTANT POLICY
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INTERNAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
INTERNATIONALIZATION
IRREGULAR MIGRATION
JOB CREATION
JOBS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENT
LABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS
LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
LABOR MARKET REGULATION
LABOR MARKET SEGMENTATION
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR MIGRANTS
LABOR MIGRATION
LABOR MOBILITY
LABOR PROGRAMS
LABOR SHORTAGES
LABOUR
LABOUR FORCE
LABOUR STUDIES
LACK OF INFORMATION
LARGE FAMILIES
LARGE POPULATION
LAWS
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LONG-RUN EFFECTS
MANPOWER
MEDICAL STAFF
MIDWIVES
MIGRANT POPULATIONS
MIGRANT WORKERS
MIGRATION
MIGRATION BETWEEN COUNTRIES
MIGRATION FLOWS
MIGRATION PATTERNS
MIGRATION POLICIES
MIGRATION POLICY
MIGRATIONS
MINIMUM WAGE
MINIMUM WAGES
MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE
NATIONAL BORDERS
NATIONALS
NURSES
OCCUPATIONS
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
OLDER PEOPLE
PALESTINIAN TERRITORY
PATIENTS
PENSIONS
PHARMACISTS
PHYSIOTHERAPISTS
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
POLICY-MAKING PROCESS
POTENTIAL MIGRANTS
PRESENT VALUE
PRESENTS UNEMPLOYMENT
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRESS
PROVISION OF INFORMATION
PUBLIC POLICY
PULL FACTORS
PUSH FACTORS
QUALITY ASSURANCE
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
RECENT IMMIGRANTS
RECREATION
REMITTANCES
RESPECT
RETAIL TRADE
RETURN MIGRATION
SKILL LEVEL
SKILLED LABOR
SKILLED MIGRANTS
SKILLED OCCUPATIONS
SKILLED WORKERS
SOCIAL BENEFITS
SOCIAL NETWORKS
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL WORK
SPOUSE
SPOUSES
TELEVISION
TEMPORARY MIGRANTS
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TRADE UNIONS
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
TRANSPORTATION
TREATY
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
VISAS
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
WAGE BARGAINING
WAGE RIGIDITIES
WAR
WASTE
WORK ACTIVITIES
WORKER
WORKFORCE
WORKING CONDITIONS
WORKING-AGE POPULATION
XENOPHOBIA
Kahanec, Martin
Skilled Labor Flows : Lessons from the European Union
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
relation Social Protection and Labor Discussion Paper;No. 1301
description This study evaluates European Union (EU) experience of the mobility of skilled labor migrants after the 2004 and 2007 EU enlargements and from the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) countries. The study concludes that migration generally improves the allocated efficiency of labor markets and there is little if any evidence of statistically significant or economically relevant negative aggregate effects of migration on receiving labor markets. While outflow of young and skilled workers may pose risks to sending countries' economic prospects and public finance, circular migration, brain gain, and remittances attenuate such risks, and have the potential to become powerful engines of convergence. Obstructive legislation and ill-designed migration policies impede migration and deprive sending and receiving of such potential benefits.
format Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author Kahanec, Martin
author_facet Kahanec, Martin
author_sort Kahanec, Martin
title Skilled Labor Flows : Lessons from the European Union
title_short Skilled Labor Flows : Lessons from the European Union
title_full Skilled Labor Flows : Lessons from the European Union
title_fullStr Skilled Labor Flows : Lessons from the European Union
title_full_unstemmed Skilled Labor Flows : Lessons from the European Union
title_sort skilled labor flows : lessons from the european union
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/02/17451909/skilled-labor-flows-lessons-european-union
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13566
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spelling okr-10986-135662021-04-23T14:03:08Z Skilled Labor Flows : Lessons from the European Union Kahanec, Martin ADJUSTMENT COSTS ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY ANXIETY BENEFITS OF MIGRATION BRAIN DRAIN CITIZENS CITIZENSHIP CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN COUNTRY OF ORIGIN CRIME DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES DISSEMINATION DRIVERS EARNING ECONOMIC BENEFITS ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC SHOCKS ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN EDUCATED MIGRANTS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL LEVELS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES EFFICIENCY OF LABOR EMIGRANTS EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT PROBABILITY FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY TIES FERTILITY FERTILITY RATES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FORMAL EDUCATION FREE TRADE GENDER BIAS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH CARE HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH POLICIES HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH-CARE SERVICES HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES HOST COUNTRIES HOST COUNTRY HOST POPULATION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCES ILLEGAL MIGRANTS IMMIGRANT IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION POLICY IMPORTANT POLICY INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INTERNAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS INTERNATIONALIZATION IRREGULAR MIGRATION JOB CREATION JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENT LABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR MARKET REGULATION LABOR MARKET SEGMENTATION LABOR MARKETS LABOR MIGRANTS LABOR MIGRATION LABOR MOBILITY LABOR PROGRAMS LABOR SHORTAGES LABOUR LABOUR FORCE LABOUR STUDIES LACK OF INFORMATION LARGE FAMILIES LARGE POPULATION LAWS LEVEL OF EDUCATION LONG-RUN EFFECTS MANPOWER MEDICAL STAFF MIDWIVES MIGRANT POPULATIONS MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRATION MIGRATION BETWEEN COUNTRIES MIGRATION FLOWS MIGRATION PATTERNS MIGRATION POLICIES MIGRATION POLICY MIGRATIONS MINIMUM WAGE MINIMUM WAGES MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE NATIONAL BORDERS NATIONALS NURSES OCCUPATIONS OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OLDER PEOPLE PALESTINIAN TERRITORY PATIENTS PENSIONS PHARMACISTS PHYSIOTHERAPISTS PLACE OF RESIDENCE POLICY-MAKING PROCESS POTENTIAL MIGRANTS PRESENT VALUE PRESENTS UNEMPLOYMENT PRIMARY OBJECTIVE PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS PROVISION OF INFORMATION PUBLIC POLICY PULL FACTORS PUSH FACTORS QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY OF EDUCATION RECENT IMMIGRANTS RECREATION REMITTANCES RESPECT RETAIL TRADE RETURN MIGRATION SKILL LEVEL SKILLED LABOR SKILLED MIGRANTS SKILLED OCCUPATIONS SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL BENEFITS SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL WORK SPOUSE SPOUSES TELEVISION TEMPORARY MIGRANTS TERTIARY EDUCATION TRADE UNIONS TRAINING REQUIREMENTS TRANSPORTATION TREATY UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES VISAS VOCATIONAL TRAINING WAGE BARGAINING WAGE RIGIDITIES WAR WASTE WORK ACTIVITIES WORKER WORKFORCE WORKING CONDITIONS WORKING-AGE POPULATION XENOPHOBIA This study evaluates European Union (EU) experience of the mobility of skilled labor migrants after the 2004 and 2007 EU enlargements and from the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) countries. The study concludes that migration generally improves the allocated efficiency of labor markets and there is little if any evidence of statistically significant or economically relevant negative aggregate effects of migration on receiving labor markets. While outflow of young and skilled workers may pose risks to sending countries' economic prospects and public finance, circular migration, brain gain, and remittances attenuate such risks, and have the potential to become powerful engines of convergence. Obstructive legislation and ill-designed migration policies impede migration and deprive sending and receiving of such potential benefits. 2013-05-28T18:20:27Z 2013-05-28T18:20:27Z 2013-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/02/17451909/skilled-labor-flows-lessons-european-union http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13566 English Social Protection and Labor Discussion Paper;No. 1301 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia