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Does Europe need mass immigration?

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  • Massimo Livi Bacci

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Europe has received a high net inflow of immigrants since the beginning of this century, but with the economic crisis restrictive policies are being put in place in many countries, and several countries are considering a zero-migration option. Between 2015 and 2050—with zero migration—population would decline in most countries and so would the active population even in the case of increase of activity rates and extension of the retirement age. Moreover the considerable aging of the working population will depress productivity and the rate of innovation. The paper's conclusion is that Europe will have to attract considerable inflows of immigrants in order to sustain a reasonable pattern of growth.

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  • Massimo Livi Bacci, 2018. "Does Europe need mass immigration?," Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press, vol. 18(4), pages 695-703.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:jecgeo:v:18:y:2018:i:4:p:695-703.
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    Cited by:

    1. Carlo Ciccarelli & Matteo Gomellini & Paolo Sestito, 2019. "Demography and Productivity in the Italian Manufacturing Industry: Yesterday and Today," CEIS Research Paper 457, Tor Vergata University, CEIS, revised 16 May 2019.
    2. Carlo Ciccarelli & Alberto Dalmazzo & Daniela Vuri, 2021. "Home Sweet Home: the Effect of Sugar Protectionism on Emigration in Italy, 1876‐1913," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 100(4), pages 925-957, August.

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    Keywords

    Population; immigration; ageing; productivity; innovation;
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    JEL classification:

    • J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts

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