Contribution of Migrant Workers to the Global Economy

The Costs and Benefits of European Immigration

Rainer Münz, Thomas Straubhaar, Florin Vadean, Nadia Vadean. (2006). Researchers at the Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI) have published a new report entitled "Costs and Benefits of European Immigration". The 80-page document shows that labour migration in Europe (European Union) has a positive influence on population and labour force growth, a "very small", if any, negative impact on wages and employment, with the potential downward effect being offset by additional job creation and higher demand, and a general positive influence on economic growth. The authors make a series of proposals for maximizing the benefits of migration and minimizing its costs.

Managing Labour Migration: Temporary Worker Programmes for the 21st Century

Philip Martin, 2006

International Migration and Economic Development

J. Edward Taylor, 2006