EU Labour Migration since Enlargement

Selected as one of the Princeton University Industrial Relations Section's 'Noteworthy Books' in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics for 2009. 'In recent years many citizens of new EU member states entertained hopes that EU enlargement would give them access to better jobs in western Europe. Many in western Europe, on the other hand, initially feared increased competition on their home labour markets in the belief that it would generate higher unemployment and lower wages. This book carefully analyses the major effects and policy responses in both the sending and the receiving countries. The authors, in their conclusions, are able to replace the publicly expressed hopes and fears by a much more nuanced view. The book is essential reading for anyone interested in the issue of labour mobility within an enlarged EU and its effects on sending and receiving societies.' Rainer Münz, Senior Fellow, Hamburg Institute of International Economics, Germany 'EU Labour Migration since Enlargement represents the first serious attempt to assess the real impacts of the accession of eight central and eastern European new member states in 2004, followed by two in 2007. As such, it is a welcome antidote to the ad hoc way in which evidence is usually presented in the debate about intra-EU labour migration.' Runnymede Bulletin 'As the first attempt to analyse both developments in European migratory dynamics since the 2004 EU enlargement, and policy responses by various stakeholders in both receiving and sending countries, this book is an insightful read for everyone interested in European labour market, population and integration studies.' Work, Employment and Society