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Migrácia pracovnej sily v kontexte rozšírenia Európskej únie: ekonomické dôsledky
The Migration of Labour within the Context of an Enlarged European Union: The Economic Consequences

Author(s): Milan Vošta, Josef Abrhám
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Univerzita Mateja Bela
Keywords: migration; member state; European Union; economic consequence of the migration

Summary/Abstract: Migration has a positive impact on economic growth. It yields income to the migrants as well as to the host country’s own inhabitants. However, both for the country of origin and the country of destination there are also certain costs to be taken into account. All these factors in turn influence the amount of people migrating, their quality and qualifications structure, labour market conditions, demographic profile and the economic development in each state. In the EU contradictory opinions prevail on the influence of immigration. Many people still suppose that immigrants are a great burden for the public sector, which is most visibly manifested in France, Italy or Germany. We will try to assess the contribution of views for and against these issues.

  • Issue Year: 14/2011
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 97-84
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: English