How Immigration Grease Is Affected by Economic, Institutional
and Policy Contexts: Evidence from EU Labor Markets

J 2018

How Immigration Grease Is Affected by Economic, Institutional and Policy Contexts: Evidence from EU Labor Markets

GUZI, Martin, Martin KAHANEC and Lucia MÝTNA KUREKOVÁ

Basic information

Original name

How Immigration Grease Is Affected by Economic, Institutional and Policy Contexts: Evidence from EU Labor Markets

Authors

GUZI, Martin (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Martin KAHANEC (703 Slovakia) and Lucia MÝTNA KUREKOVÁ (703 Slovakia)

Edition

Kyklos, Wiley, 2018, 0023-5962

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50202 Applied Economics, Econometrics

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

CELSI Discussion Paper Pre-print Download Article Download

Impact factor

Impact factor: 1.674

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14560/18:00100725

Organization unit

Faculty of Economics and Administration

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/kykl.12168

UT WoS

000430468800002

Keywords in English

labor supply; skill matching; migration; skill shortage; welfare state; institutions; policy; integration

Abstract

V originále

Theoretical arguments and previous country-level evidence indicate that immigrants are more fluid than natives in responding to changing skill shortages across countries, occupation groups and industries. The diversity across EU member states enables us to test this hypothesis across various institutional, economic and policy contexts. Drawing on the EU LFS and EU SILC datasets, we study the relationship between residual wage premia as a measure of skill shortages in different occupation-industry-country cells and the shares of immigrants and natives working in these cells. We find that immigrants’ responsiveness to skill shortages exceeds that of natives in the EU15, in particular in member states with low GDP, higher levels of immigration from outside EU, and more open immigration and integration policies; but also those with barriers to citizenship acquisition or family reunification. While higher welfare spending seems to exert a lock-in effect, a comparison across different types of welfare states indicates that institutional complementarities alleviate such effect.

Links

GA15-17810S, research and development project

Name: Po oponě: empirické studie migrace v tranzitivních ekonomikách

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

MUNI/E/0950/2016, interní kód MU

Name: Bariéry mobility pracovních sil v Evropě (Acronym: MOBILITY)

Investor: Masaryk University, Promoting quality excellence

Citovat

GUZI, Martin, Martin KAHANEC and Lucia MÝTNA KUREKOVÁ. How Immigration Grease Is Affected by Economic, Institutional and Policy Contexts: Evidence from EU Labor Markets. Kyklos. Wiley, 2018, vol. 71, No 2, p. 213-243. ISSN 0023-5962. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/kykl.12168.

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GUZI, Martin, Martin KAHANEC and Lucia MÝTNA KUREKOVÁ. How Immigration Grease Is Affected by Economic, Institutional and Policy Contexts: Evidence from EU Labor Markets. \textit{Kyklos}. Wiley, 2018, vol.~71, No~2, p.~213-243. ISSN~0023-5962. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/kykl.12168.

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