Theoretical and Applied Economics
No. 2 / 2023 (635), Summer
Implications of migration policies on reducing income inequalities and poverty in Europe
West University of Timișoara, Romania
Paula Roxana CUCOȘ
West University of Timișoara, Romania
Abstract. Migration is an issue of international interest, with major repercussions on all countries of the world. Its current extent and dynamics require concerted measures from the states for the most effective integration of migrants into the host societies in order to increase their well-being and quality of life. The 2030 Agenda outlines several directions of action related to the phenomenon of migration, objective 10 of reducing inequalities, directly aiming, as one of the proposed targets for 2030, to facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people, including by putting in implementing planned and well-managed migration policies. In this analysis, we aimed to evaluate to what extent migration policies can successfully contribute to reducing income inequalities, as well as the risk of poverty among the migrant population in the current period, in 30 European countries. Favorable implications for reducing inequalities in the distribution of income across the population result from policies on permanent residence and potentially family reunification. Labor mobility policies still impose restrictive requirements, which makes it difficult for workers, especially migrants, to access jobs corresponding to their skills. Also, the difficult conditions for obtaining citizenship in many countries are an unfavorable factor in reducing income inequalities. Opening up for the wider integration of the population, including migrants, into the political life of society can have a positive impact. Labor market integration policies for immigrants can lead to a reduction in the level of poverty among the migrant population as a whole, the relationship being a clear and robust one, whatever other influences are considered. Particular attention should be paid to the conditions for obtaining residence, citizenship and voting, which are still quite fluctuating and differentiated between countries.
Contents
The future of money and the money supply
Implications of migration policies on reducing income inequalities and poverty in Europe
The green and digital transition through innovation, SME competitiveness, and economic resilience: Evidence from the European Union economies
An analysis regarding the transition from quantitative easing to quantitative tightening in the Euro Area
Modern leadership in business organisations during economic disruption
Does the effectiveness of money supply and foreign direct investment determine the industrial growth performance in India?
The effect of poverty and income inequality on CO2 emission based on Environmental Kuznets Curve analysis: Empirical evidence from selected developing countries
Can renewable energy sources pump the economy
Evolution of growth theory: from Harrod to Romer
Role of information systems for management in multispeciality hospitals to improve performance: A conceptual framework
Measuring stock market uncertainty
Frequency domain causality analysis of financial development and economic growth in Côte d’Ivoire
Theoretical framework to introduce rainfall index-based futures contracts in India
Quest of dynamic linkages between monetary factors and food inflation in India
Does foreign direct investment contribute to reducing unemployment in Algeria?
An enquiry into extreme price movements of the cryptocurrencies in the backdrop of COVID-19
Effect of inflation on the growth and development of the Pakistan economy: An empirical analysis