The Economic Impact of Labour Mobility in an Enlarged European Union

European Union enlargement and the commitment to the free movement of labour within the Union raises the possibility of a substantial East-West wave of migration. This paper addresses three separate issues: first, the economic impact on host and donor countries of migration from a less developed Eastern region to more developed Western region. Here there are, in turn, two aspects: the short-run impact on the level of growth and the long-run impact on growth rates. The second issue is the possible need for migration controls and the final issue concerns winners and losers from migration. JEL Classification: F22, J61, O15