Admire the Best; forget the West – Looking for an immigration policy for Central-Eastern Europe
Admire the Best; forget the West – Looking for an immigration policy for Central-Eastern Europe

Summary/Abstract: Most western societies are ageing rapidly; the number of pensioners has been rising continuously during the past decades. In the future we are facing an even bigger rise in the number and percentage of the senior (65 +) population. Public pension expenditures have been expanding and they could reach unsustainable levels in the coming decades. The replacement of part of the working age population through migration could help to reduce the financial burden of ageing. The aim of this paper is to answer the question: is replacement migration a good solution for the new EU members to tackle the rising fiscal expenditure on pensions? The United States and most of the Western European countries have a long standing tradition of mass immigration. So we (the new member states) have a unique chance to study their experience and learn from their mistakes instead of repeating them.

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