"Immigration into Greece, 1990-2003: A Southern European Paradigm?"

Baldwin-Edwards, M. (2004) "Immigration into Greece, 1990-2003: A Southern European Paradigm?". In National Bank of Belgium > How to Promote Economic Growth in the Euro Area, Brussels, May 11-12, 2000, pages 29, Geneva, Switzerland.

Abstract

This paper is essentially an account of immigration and policy response in Greece. Is Greece a paradigm for the southern European experience? This is a difficult issue, needing serious exploration, and only a superficial answer can be provided here. In this presentation, I shall try to give a coherent account of a largely incoherent situation, dealing with the following: what we know about migration flows into Greece; stocks of migrants; the policy responses; socio-economic effects; and finally, some comparison with the other southern European countries.