MIGRATION AND UNEMPLOYMENT: A CASE STUDY OF DENMARK

Our paper analysis the link between migration and unemployment based on the case study of selected municipalities in Denmark. Until recently, Denmark has been very generous in terms of opening its doors to migrants from all over the world. As a result, it became one of the favorite destinations for migrants, especially those of non-Western origin. We employ the cross-sectional econometrics analysis with two time dummy variables and measured the effect which entails the level of the total immigration on the unemployment rate, as well as the effect of presence in the economy of non-Western immigrants, on the unemployment rate as a dependent variable. The influx of immigration on the unemployment rate is not a one measurement of the immigration impact on the economy of the host country. There are many other effects such as a net contribution of immigration to the public sector, effect of immigration on the wage level participation rate and many others. In general, our results show that changes in the foreigner-born population does not cause the significant changes in the unemployment rate