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Connections between trade policy and migration: a sphere of action for the EU
Zusammenhänge zwischen Handelspolitik und Migration: ein Aktionsfeld für die EU
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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
Abstract Trade agreements can contribute to long term development - and thus to addressing the causes of flight and migration - as long as they consistently pursue sustainable development and real market opening. The latest theoretical and empirical findings highlight the enormous complexity of the relations... view more
Trade agreements can contribute to long term development - and thus to addressing the causes of flight and migration - as long as they consistently pursue sustainable development and real market opening. The latest theoretical and empirical findings highlight the enormous complexity of the relationship between trade and migration. Other factors (such as war, economic crisis etc.) Often play a larger role as triggers of migration than trade policy and trade agreements. One aspect is incontestable: Migration always has a positive effect on trade flows. Conversely, the effect of trade agreements on migration is sometimes positive, sometimes negative: If they lead to increasing per capita income they may temporarily stimulate migration. A certain level of income is required before people are able to emigrate at all. Using trade agreements to create legal migration opportunities in the area of services reduces the incentive for irregular migration. This question is especially relevant for the EU, as it faces the looming problem of labour shortages in the ageing societies of its member states. Ecological and social aspects of investment and trade should be better integrated in all free trade agreements. South Africa and the countries of North Africa offer the greatest potential to expand market access. The EU has already completely opened its markets to most sub-Saharan countries. The respective policy instruments for trade and migration need to be better coordinated in order to reduce the contradictions between them and to address justified concerns about uncontrolled immigration.... view less
Keywords
EU; Africa; export policy; economic relations; international trade policy; economic agreement; migration; migration policy
Classification
Economic Policy
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Free Keywords
Wechselwirkung von sektoralen und gesamtpolitischen Prozessen; Wechselbeziehungen zwischen verschiedenen Politiken
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
31 p.
Series
SWP Research Paper, 15/2019
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2019RP15
ISSN
1863-1053
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications