Socio-economic effects of immigration in Greece

Fakiolas, R

dc.contributor.author	Fakiolas, R	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:15:12Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:15:12Z
dc.date.issued	1999	en
dc.identifier.issn	0958-9287	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/13376
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dc.subject.classification	Social Issues	en
dc.subject.other	illegal immigrant	en
dc.subject.other	labor market	en
dc.subject.other	labor migration	en
dc.subject.other	socioeconomic impact	en
dc.subject.other	unemployment	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.title	Socio-economic effects of immigration in Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1999	en
heal.abstract	The undocumented economic immigrants (UEI) in Greece (about half a million since the early 1990s, forming the bulk of the immigration to the country) find jobs because of their wage and job-flexible labour and the regidities in the Greek labour market. They have positive effects on the GDP through the increase in the supply of labour, and there is evidence that they also contribute to relieving the inflationary pressures on the economy. The immigrant-induced unemployment, the decreasing effect on real wages and the adverse distributional effects on income appear to be limited, but other tangible and intangible socio-economic costs are likely to be significant: the UEI expand further the underground economy, although their work is not among its main causes; they - among others - are often subject to exploitation, which exposes Greece to criticism that it benefits from their labour without offering them any opportunity to integrate economically and socially. Despite ample evidence that the recent increased criminality in Greece is mainly due to individuals and organized gangs who enter in order to commit crimes, usually in close collaboration with local people, many Greeks believe that the UEI are the main cause. Finally, by restricting increases in real wage costs, the UEI may have diminished the efforts to increase capital investment and economic restructuring. Until January 1998, when the five-month registration period for their regularization started, the undocumented immigrants - mostly young people without their families - had a short average stay in the country and no civil rights. Consequently, the 'positive' demographic and social effects of immigration have been limited.	en
heal.publisher	SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD	en
heal.journalName	Journal of European Social Policy	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000082368500002	en
dc.identifier.volume	9	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	211	en
dc.identifier.epage	229	en