Mobility, Migration and Employment in Europe

Ferran Brunet Cid
Resumen

En este artículo se analizan tres aspectos de las sociedades europeas: el bajísimo nivel de movilidad laboral dentro de los Estados miembros (EM) de la Unión Europea (UE), el alto nivel de inmigración exterior, y las dispares y a veces altísimas tasas de desempleo, especialmente en los EM con un nivel de movilidad extremadamente bajo y altos niveles de inmigración. La movilidad intracomunitaria es seis veces inferior a la de EE UU, y procede principalmente de los EM del este. La inmigración extracomunitaria es mayor que en EE UU, y procede del sur del Mediterráneo, América Latina, Oriente Medio, Asia y África, y se concentra en los EM del norte del Mediterráneo. Precisamente, los EM de esta área de la eurozona reciben trabajadores de varios países extranjeros, así como de la UE, y esta zona tiene bajas tasas de empleo, y altas o muy altas tasas de desempleo.

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Palabras clave:
Europa, integración económica, mobilidad, inmigración, desempleo, política económica, estado de bienestar, España
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