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September 10, 2025Journal for Labour Market ResearchOpen Access

Skilled labour immigration: a vignette analysis on the willingness to accept migrants from outside the EU

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RWRichard V. WolffOSOlaf StruckCOChristopher Osiander

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Overview

Factorial survey experiment reveals strong support for skilled immigration criteria among citizens.

Key Points

  • The willingness to accept skilled labour migrants increases with having a definitive job offer and qualifications.
  • Analysis showed a positive association between accepting migrants and the presence of skilled worker shortages in an industry.
  • The vast majority of citizens support the provisions of the German Skilled Immigration Act regarding qualified professionals.
  • Citizens are open to accepting less rigorous qualification checks than currently established by the act.

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Wolff et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1afb954b1d3bfb60e6fc8https://doi.org/10.1186/s12651-025-00402-4
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