Macroeconomics of migration in new member states /

This paper examines the macroeconomic impact of migration on income convergence in the EU's New Member States (NMS). The paper focuses on cross-border mobility of labor and examines the implications for policymakers with the help of a general equilibrium model. It finds that cross-border labor...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Bems, Rudolfs (Autor), Schellekens, Philip (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: International Monetary Fund. European Department
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, ©2008.
Colección:IMF working paper ; WP/08/264.
Temas:
Convergence (Economics) > Europe, Eastern > Econometric models.
Equilibrium (Economics) > Econometric models.
Labor mobility > Europe, Eastern > Econometric models.
Rapprochement (Économie) > Europe de l'Est > Modèles économétriques.
Main-d'œuvre > Mobilité > Europe de l'Est > Modèles économétriques.
Convergence (Economics) > Econometric models
Emigration and immigration > Econometric models
Equilibrium (Economics) > Econometric models
Labor mobility > Econometric models
Internationale Arbeitsmobilität.
Entwicklungskonvergenz.
EU-Staaten (Osteuropa)
Europe, Eastern > Emigration and immigration > Econometric models.
Europe de l'Est > Émigration et immigration > Modèles économétriques.
Eastern Europe
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • I. Introduction; II. Cross-Border Labor Flows; Tables; 1. New Member States: Net Migration Rates, 1992-2007; 2. Largest Source Countries for Immigration in OECD European Countries, 2000 and 2005.; Figures; 1. Residents from the NMS-8 in the EU-15, 2000-2006; III. A General Equilibrium Model with Labor Mobility; 2. New Member States: Income per Capita Relative to EU-27, 2000 and 2007; A. Model Setup; Consumer Problem; Producer Problems; Aggregate Resource Constraints; B. Definition of Equilibrium; C. Characterization of Equilibrium; Functional Forms and Parameterization
  • Case 1: Impact of Cross-Border Labor Mobility on Convergence3. Parameter Values and Initial Conditions; 3. Simulations with Minimal Factor Adjustment Costs; Case 2: Impact When Adjustment Costs are Large; 4. Simulations with Larger Factor Adjustment Costs; Case 3: Pace of Productivity Convergence and the Boom and Bust Cycle; 5. Response of Cross-Border Labor Flows to Selected Convergence Scenarios; IV. Policy Challenges; A. Managing Volatility; Symptoms of Overheating; 6. New Member States: Real Wage Developments, 2004-2008:Q1; 7. New Member States: Job Vacancy Rates, 2005-07
  • ... Or Business As Usual?Labor Mobility's Cushioning Role; Demand-Management Policies; B. Fostering Growth; Mobilizing Labor Supply and Employment; 8. New Member States: Employment Rate, 2000-07; 9. New Member States: Unemployment Rate, 2000-08; Reducing Labor Market Mismatches; V. Conclusion; References

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