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.

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