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Title: The Prosperity Gap and the Free Movement of Workers

Citation Type: Book, Section

Publication Year: 2018

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Abstract: The free movement of workers has been a central part of the project of European integration for more than 50 years. It aims to improve the functioning of the economy by increasing the size of the labour market. IN a larger market, each worker has a higher probability of finding a suitable employer, and vice versa. Hence temporary imbalances between worker supply and demand are mitigated and business cycle swings smoothened, in national economies as well as in specific industries. Long-term income differences between countries are also reduced, as workers move primarily from lower-income to higher-income countries.

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Authors: Ruist, Joakim

Editors: Bernitz, ulf; Martensson, Moa; Persson, Thomas; Oxelheim, Lars

Pages: 85-101

Volume Title: Bridging the Prosperity Gap in the EU: The Social Challenge Ahead

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Publisher Location: Cheltenham, UK

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Population Mobility and Spatial Demography, Poverty and Welfare

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