The Impact Of Inflow Migration On Unemployment In Selected European Countries During The Period 1995-2021
Abstract
The study used an econometrics approach by applying ARDL model and combining it with the E-Views program to examine the effects of the inflow of immigration to some European nations (Italy, Spain, England, Switzerland, and Germany) on unemployment rates in those countries between 1995 and 2021. The inflow migration, labor force's age range of 15 to 65 years old, the inflation rate, and the GDP at constant prices were chosen as the independent variables, the results show that while the inflow migration, labor force, influx migration has no statistically significant effect on unemployment rates in the short run, but it does in the long term. This result is supported by Prymachenko, Fregert, and Andersson's (2013) findings as well as those of Cuneyt Kilic, Mesut Yucesan, and Halil Ozekicioglu (2019).18 The results also provide evidence that inflow migration boosts the GDP of the host nation (a positive response), and all other control factors have a statistically significant relationship with immigration in both the short and long run. The immigration of newcomers has no impact on the employment opportunities of local residents. Further immigrants also contribute to the host country's economic growth. This might be a result of recent immigrants' high skill levels.
