From State-Controlled to Free Migration: Unintended consequences of the 2008 Swedish Labour-Migration Reform
By Annika Elwert, Henrik Emilsson and Nahikari Irastorza In 2008, Sweden opted for a radical change in its labour migration policy. The new law provided all foreign-born individuals with a job offer the right to migrate to Sweden. The government reduced its ambition to control… Read More »From State-Controlled to Free Migration: Unintended consequences of the 2008 Swedish Labour-Migration Reform