The Impact of Acquiring EU Status on the Earnings of East European Migrants in the UK: Evidence from a Quasi‐Natural Experiment

M. Ruhs
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On 1 May 2004, 10 new states — including the ‘A8’ countries in Central and Eastern Europe — joined the European Union (EU). This article explores the impact of EU enlargement on A8 workers who were already working in the UK before 1 May 2004 — legally or illegally. More specifically, the article analyses the impact of the change in the legal (immigration) status that A8 workers experienced on 1 May 2004 on their earnings in the UK. The empirical analysis employs difference-in-difference estimation using data obtained from a relatively small but unique survey of migrant workers from four of the A8 countries (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Lithuania) and two other East European countries (Ukraine and Bulgaria), carried out one month before and six to eight months after EU enlargement in May 2004. The results of this exploratory analysis suggest a statistically significant and positive impact of acquiring EU status on earnings. The data further indicate that, in part, this effect was brought about by A8 workers gaining the right to freely change jobs after EU enlargement. There is no evidence of a ‘legalization effect’ on earnings.
获得欧盟地位对在英东欧移民收入的影响:来自准自然实验的证据
2004年5月1日,10个新的国家——包括中欧和东欧的“A8”国家——加入了欧盟(EU)。本文探讨了欧盟扩大对2004年5月1日之前已经在英国合法或非法工作的A8工人的影响。更具体地说,文章分析了A8工人在2004年5月1日经历的法律(移民)身份变化对他们在英国收入的影响。实证分析采用差异中的差异估计,使用的数据来自一项相对较小但独特的调查,调查对象是来自A8中的四个国家(波兰、捷克共和国、斯洛伐克和立陶宛)和另外两个东欧国家(乌克兰和保加利亚)的移民工人,调查在2004年5月欧盟扩大前一个月和扩大后6至8个月进行。这一探索性分析的结果表明,获得欧盟地位对收入有统计学上显著的积极影响。数据进一步表明,这种影响在一定程度上是由于欧盟扩大后,A8工人获得了自由换工作的权利。没有证据表明对收入有“合法化效应”。
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