Evidence from Denmark: How EU immigration can benefit the welfare state

The problem of ‘welfare tourism’ has been raised by several politicians across Europe, with some arguing that immigration from other EU countries can create a burden for welfare systems. Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen and Gabriel Pons Rotger present results from a study of the impact EU immigration has had on welfare spending in Denmark. They find that between 2002 and 2013, EU immigrants made a significant positive net contribution to the country’s public finances.

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ESO: Background information: Germany to restrict unemployment benefits for EU migrants, October 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/germany-to-restrict-unemployment-benefits-for-eu-migrants/

ESO: Background information: Access to social benefits for EU mobile citizens: 'tourism' or myth? http://www.europeansources.info/record/access-to-social-benefits-for-eu-mobile-citizens-tourism-or-myth/

ESO: Background information: ‘Welfare Tourism’ – An Unproven Case http://www.europeansources.info/record/welfare-tourism-an-unproven-case/

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