Skilled labour immigration: a vignette analysis on the willingness to accept migrants from outside the EU
Abstract Labour migration is of great economic and social importance. We use a factorial survey experiment to analyse under which criteria predominantly employed citizens approve of immigration of skilled workers from outside the EU to Germany. The criteria of the German Skilled Immigration Act for...
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| description | Abstract Labour migration is of great economic and social importance. We use a factorial survey experiment to analyse under which criteria predominantly employed citizens approve of immigration of skilled workers from outside the EU to Germany. The criteria of the German Skilled Immigration Act for Qualified Professionals and procedural rules for checking qualifications as well as alternatives frequently discussed in the political sphere are taken into account. We find that the willingness to accept labour migrants is positively associated with (a) migrants having a definitive job offer, (b) holding (certified) professional qualifications and (c) the presence of skilled worker shortages in an industry. The vast majority of citizens favour the provisions of the act. They would also accept even less rigorous checks on qualifications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b777e43d20864ff3b4fafa0726e5eced2025-08-20T03:42:40ZengSpringerOpenJournal for Labour Market Research2510-50272025-07-0159111910.1186/s12651-025-00402-4Skilled labour immigration: a vignette analysis on the willingness to accept migrants from outside the EURichard V. Wolff0Olaf Struck1Christopher Osiander2Sociology Department, University of BambergSociology Department, University of BambergResearch Coordination, Institute for Employment Research (IAB)Abstract Labour migration is of great economic and social importance. We use a factorial survey experiment to analyse under which criteria predominantly employed citizens approve of immigration of skilled workers from outside the EU to Germany. The criteria of the German Skilled Immigration Act for Qualified Professionals and procedural rules for checking qualifications as well as alternatives frequently discussed in the political sphere are taken into account. We find that the willingness to accept labour migrants is positively associated with (a) migrants having a definitive job offer, (b) holding (certified) professional qualifications and (c) the presence of skilled worker shortages in an industry. The vast majority of citizens favour the provisions of the act. They would also accept even less rigorous checks on qualifications.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12651-025-00402-4Factorial survey experimentLabour marketOccupational closureOnline surveyQualifications |
| spellingShingle | Richard V. Wolff Olaf Struck Christopher Osiander Skilled labour immigration: a vignette analysis on the willingness to accept migrants from outside the EU Journal for Labour Market Research Factorial survey experiment Labour market Occupational closure Online survey Qualifications |
| title | Skilled labour immigration: a vignette analysis on the willingness to accept migrants from outside the EU |
| title_full | Skilled labour immigration: a vignette analysis on the willingness to accept migrants from outside the EU |
| title_fullStr | Skilled labour immigration: a vignette analysis on the willingness to accept migrants from outside the EU |
| title_full_unstemmed | Skilled labour immigration: a vignette analysis on the willingness to accept migrants from outside the EU |
| title_short | Skilled labour immigration: a vignette analysis on the willingness to accept migrants from outside the EU |
| title_sort | skilled labour immigration a vignette analysis on the willingness to accept migrants from outside the eu |
| topic | Factorial survey experiment Labour market Occupational closure Online survey Qualifications |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12651-025-00402-4 |
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