Eastern partnership migrants in Germany: outcomes, potentials and challenges

Biavaschi, C. and Zimmermann, K. F. (2014) Eastern partnership migrants in Germany: outcomes, potentials and challenges. IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 3. 7. ISSN 2193-9012 doi: 10.1186/2193-9012-3-7

Abstract/Summary

Despite the ongoing dialogue on facilitating mobility between the European Union and the Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries, very little is known about the magnitude and characteristics of migration from these countries. We find that EaP migrants experience worse labor market outcomes than other migrant groups, but current and potential migrants hold qualifications in those areas were skill shortages are expected. Therefore, the monitoring and supervision of EaP integration will be consequential in order to understand how much of the current brain waste is driven by poor assessment of foreign qualifications, and to unleash the potential of migration for the German economy.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/38420
Identification Number/DOI	10.1186/2193-9012-3-7
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Politics, Economics and International Relations > Economics
Uncontrolled Keywords	Labor mobility; Eastern Partnership countries; Brain waste; Foreign qualifications
Publisher	Springer
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