Presentation by Dr Corrado Giulietti (Director of Research of the Institute for the Study of Labour) on the occasion of the conference on Immigration – a source of wealth and duties for Europe organised by the EESC, the Council of Europe and the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council in Brussels on 15 March 2013.

1. Five questions about
immigration, five answers to
convince
Corrado Giulietti (IZA)
Immigration – a source of wealth and duties
for Europe

2. DO IMMIGRANTS MOVE
TO WELFARE GENEROUS
STATES?

3. NO
A study based on data from 19 EU
members states during 1993-2008
concluded that “[…] immigration
[…] does not respond to
unemployment benefit
incentives.”

6. DO IMMIGRANTS TAKE UP
EXCESSIVE WELFARE?

7. NO
A study based on data from
20 EU members states in 2007
found “[…] little evidence of
excessive receipt of supports by
migrants relative to natives […]”

8. NATIVES MIGRANTS
20 40 60 20 20 20

9. NATIVES MIGRANTS
20 40 60 20 20 20

10. NATIVES MIGRANTS
20 20 20 20 20 20

11. DO IMMIGRANTS CROWD
OUT NATIVES FROM THE
LABOUR MARKET?

12. NO
Research on UK shows that
“[…] immigration does not lead to
an outflow of natives […]” but
there is “[…] evidence
of displacement for earlier
immigrants.”

13. NATIVES MIGRANTS

14. NATIVES MIGRANTS

15. NATIVES MIGRANTS

16. ARE IMMIGRANTS
NEEDED TO ALLEVIATE
LABOUR SHORTAGES?

17. YES
Projections for EU-25 show that
the demand for high skilled
workers will rise by 2.4% during
2006-2015.
Demand for low skilled workers
will decrease by 1.9%.

18. “We need immigrants to work in some sectors of our economy”:
percentage which completely agree or tend to agree
(Eurobarometer survey 59.2)

19. CAN IMMIGRATION MAKE
NATIVE PEOPLE HAPPIER?

20. YES
A study based on German data
during 1997-2007 documents that
“[…] immigration in the region
positively affects the well-being of
natives.”

21. Well-being domains

22. Unemployment benefits and immigration: Evidence from the EU (C. Giulietti, M. Guzi, M.
Kahanec and K.F. Zimmermann), IZA Discussion Paper, n.6075, 2011 forthcoming in
International Journal of Manpower, 2013
Study on active inclusion of migrants (K.F. Zimmermann, M. Kahanec, A. Barrett, C.
Giulietti, B. Maître, M. Guzi),report prepared for the European Commission, also available
as IZA Research Report, n.43, 2012
Immigration and displacement across local labour markets (C. Giulietti), CPC Working
Paper, n.2, 2009
The integration of migrants and its effects on the labour market (W. Eichhorst, C.
Giulietti, M. Guzi, M. Kendzia, P. Monti, T. Frattini, K. Nowotny, P. Huber and B.
Vandeweghe),report prepared for the European Parliament, also available as IZA Research
Report, n.40, 2011
The Impact of Immigration on the well-being of natives (A. Akay, A. Constant and C.
Giulietti), IZA Discussion Paper, n.6630, 2012
Corrado Giulietti
IZA, P.O. Box 7240 - 53072 Bonn, Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 228 - 3894 401 - Fax: +49 (0) 228 - 3894 180
E-mail: giulietti@iza.org - http://www.iza.org