S/E/103. Dissertation. Eastern European migration to UK

The dissertation investigates the implications of the free access to the UK labour market obtained by the eight Eastern European countries after joining EU in 2004. The history of the EU enlargement is related; UK immigration law and settlement data are discussed. Academic literature is reviewed touching on the theory of labour migration, the features of the labour markets, and the impact of immigration to the UK viewed from macroeconomic, microeconomic and structural perspectives. The prospects for the development of the labour market under the influence of future migration are considered.