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28 September - 29

Keynote lecture by Thomas Piketty: Rising inequality and the democratisation of Europe

28 September

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29 September

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5 October

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7 December
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The Devil is in the Detail: Measuring Intra-EU Labour Migration, Department of Economics 

Clare Fenwick

Freedom of movement is a fundamental principle of the European Union (EU) and yet this key pillar of European integration has become a topic of controversy as member states find their labour markets under pressure. This article examines key trends in intra-EU labour migration and it aims to communicate the main limitations of currently available data, with a focus on the lack of quality, disaggregated statistics on the ‘category of movement’ for intra-EU mobile citizens. Furthermore, this article presents one way in which to fill this particular gap in migration data, through using the European Union Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS) to create two intra-EU labour migration indicators to support researchers aiming to analyse this ‘missing’ population of interest more effectively. This article explains and presents these labour migration indicators, the method used to produce them, and provides descriptive statistics to show the different trends and patterns between the two groups. Finally, these original indicators are made available for others to make use of in their own research explorations should they wish.