MEDAM in the News
Gender, origin and destination: new evidence on migrants’ integration in the EU
13.06.2017
Excerpt from the Article
[...] For the first time in the history, EU countries are all confronted with immigration and—to a different extent—with integration challenges. The economic integration of immigrants is crucial for several reasons. Increasing migrants’ employment supports social cohesion mechanisms by diminishing the risk they use the welfare state more than the local population. Moreover, when complementary, migrants do contribute to national economic growth. At an individual level, economic integration increases their well-being and facilitates social integration in the hosting society. [...]