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Welfare Systems as Emigration Factor: Evidence from the New Accession States
Author(s) -
Kureková Lucia
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
jcms: journal of common market studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.54
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1468-5965
pISSN - 0021-9886
DOI - 10.1111/jcms.12020
Subject(s) - emigration , unemployment , welfare , accession , welfare system , affect (linguistics) , welfare state , economics , immigration , development economics , labour economics , political science , international economics , economic growth , market economy , european union , sociology , communication , politics , law
This article analyzes the role of welfare systems in shaping migration patterns in central and eastern Europe. It argues that states have played a crucial role in affecting migration by creating and widening opportunities for potential and actual migrants through welfare system policies. This explains why CEE countries where social spending figures have been lower, unemployment benefit schemes less extensive and where labour market mismatches remained unaddressed, experienced greater out‐migration. The article contributes to our understanding of how sending countries’ institutional factors affect out‐migration by investigating the role of sending states’ institutions.