Barriers to Labor Mobility in the EU. Which One to Tackle First?

An Identification of Areas for the EU’s Most Effective Contributions to Increase Labor Mobility


Academic Paper, 2012

17 Pages, Grade: 1,4


Abstract or Introduction

With the right of free movement across borders being granted to all EU citizens, why do European workers remain locally bound even in times of crises? This question has given rise to a large number of studies and discussions on existing barriers to labor mobility which have persisted despite the legal freedoms. The goal if this essay is threefold: it will identify the most critical barriers, show via which mechanisms these barriers can be lowered, and assess for which barriers the EU, considering its capacities and those of Member States and conforming to the subsidiarity principle, can have the greatest direct impact on lowering them. While the essay will not directly evaluate the effectiveness of previous EU policies targeted towards increasing labor mobility, it will show in which areas increased efforts by the EU can transform into tangible results in the most efficient way.

The essay proceeds in the following way: In the first section, it recaps the economic rationale underlying the importance of labor mobility in a monetary union. In the second section, it shows which patterns of labor mobility can currently be observed in the EU. Section three introduces the four key barriers that constrain labor mobility in the EU, and section four outlines through which mechanisms these barriers can be addressed and provides the assessment of the EU’s impact on lowering them.

Details

Title
Barriers to Labor Mobility in the EU. Which One to Tackle First?
Subtitle
An Identification of Areas for the EU’s Most Effective Contributions to Increase Labor Mobility
College
Hertie School of Governance
Course
EU Economic Governance
Grade
1,4
Author
Year
2012
Pages
17
Catalog Number
V1275904
ISBN (eBook)
9783346728913
ISBN (eBook)
9783346728913
ISBN (eBook)
9783346728913
ISBN (Book)
9783346728920
Language
English
Keywords
EU, Economic Governance, Labor Mobility, Labour Mobility, European Union, Europe, labor market, unemployment, worker migration, equilibration effect, monetary union, migration costs, language
Quote paper
Julia Kropeit (Author), 2012, Barriers to Labor Mobility in the EU. Which One to Tackle First?, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/1275904

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