This public lecture is now available as: MP3 (please listen to the file below in three parts) and PDF (as a courtesy to the presenter, please contact him for permission to refer to his PowerPoint notes for the purpose of further research).

Do European countries need a points system to increase immigration of skilled workers from other parts of the world? Starting with an overview of empirical evidence on immigration to Europe and Australia, Mathias Sinning will discuss the need and scope for international labour market liberalization. The seminar will focus on ways to reduce barriers to immigration of both skilled and unskilled workers.

The seminar will outline the relationship between trade and migration to explain the relevance of international labour market liberalization. It will be shown that the design of public financing mechanisms is a critical element for an efficient regulation of international migration streams. Combined with a point system, such mechanisms could help to reduce skills shortages and improve the competitiveness in international migration markets.

Mathias Sinning is a Senior Lecturer in the Research School of Economics at the ANU. He has previously held academic appointments at one of Germany’s public economic research institutes and at the Social Policy Evaluation, Analysis and Research (SPEAR) Centre at the ANU. His major research interests are in the broad areas of economic inequality and public policy analysis, with a particular empirical focus on migration and education economics.

To view the flyer for this event please see: Do European Countries Need the Australian Point System to Regulate Immigration?