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Welcome to Europe. Bruegel policy brief 2006/03, April 2006

von Weizsacker, Jakob. (2006) Welcome to Europe. Bruegel policy brief 2006/03, April 2006.

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Summary. Many more people would like to migrate to the EU than the EU is ready to absorb. But who should be allowed to enter and who should not? The economic effects of high-skilled immigration are generally positive for the receiving country while low-skilled migration has more ambiguous effects. The economic and political complexity of low-skilled migration must not be used as an excuse for procrastination. The EU has already fallen behind in attracting high-skilled migrants. By contrast, Australia, Canada and Switzerland are particularly successful in attracting foreign graduates through “points” based immigration systems. Europe should follow suit to position itself in the global competition for talent.

Item Type:Policy Paper
Public Domain:No
Refereed:No
Status:Published
Authors, Individual:von Weizsacker, Jakob.
Title:Welcome to Europe. Bruegel policy brief 2006/03, April 2006
Language:English
Journals and Series:Series > Bruegel (Brussels) > Policy Briefs
Pages:8
Month:April
Year:2006
Subjects:EU policies and themes > Policies & related activities > Third Pillar/JHA/PJC > immigration policy
Alternative Locations:http://aei.pitt.edu/secure/00008332/01/PB_Welcome_to_Europe.pdf
ID Code:8332
Deposited By:Wilkin, Phil
Deposited On:05 June 2008