Abstract:
International labour migration has been a highly controversial issue that
challenges European governments for a long lime. Currently, there is not any
consolidated position among the EU’s member states towards immigrant
workforce. Thus, every country decides on its own whether to open an access for
foreigners to local labour markets or not. In this article we endeavour to explore
benefits and drawbacks of labour immigrants’ inflows for the host countries.
Besides, this study aims to research how immigrant workforce affects local
labour markets, economic growth, and distribution of welfare. More specifically
we will focus on impact of complementing and competing immigrants’ influx on
host economies in terms of employment and economic growth.
