The Influence of Migration on the European Labor Market: A Case Study of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Kingdom of Sweden

Cilj rada analizirati je i donijeti zaključke o utjecaju migracija na tržište rada općenito, ali i na primjeru konkretnih država –Savezne Republike Njemačke i Kraljevine Švedske. Te se dvije države razlikuju u svome odnosu prema migrantnom stanovništvu, u kojem Njemačka vodi politiku gdje njih smatra gotovo isključivo samo radnom snagom, dok s druge strane, Švedska, puno važnosti pridodaje multikulturalizmu. Upravo zbog toga Švedska se ističe kao uspješnija u području uspostave koherentne politike integracije u odnosu na Njemačku. Utjecaji migracija su važni za državu i domaće stanovništvo radi daljnjeg razvoja i očuvanja stabilnosti i prosperiteta. Specifičnost je pojave što se ona prema empirijskim studijama drugačije manifestira na svakom pojedinom tržištu. Pojam migracije teško je analizirati te iz njega izvesti generalno primjenjive zakone. Rezultati pokazuju da u obje promatrane države u kojima je migracija prisutna i rastuća, uz različite imigracijske politike, migracija nije imala negativne učinke.The aim of the paper is to analyze and make conclusions on the impact of migration on the labor market in general, but also on the example of specific countries - the Federal Republic of Germany and the Kingdom of Sweden. These two countries differ in their relation to the migrant population, in which Germany conducts a policy where they are considered almost exclusively the labor force, and on the other hand, Sweden pays great importance to multiculturalism. That is why Sweden stands out as being more successful around establishing a coherent integration policy in relation to Germany. The impacts of migration are important for the country and the local population for further development and preservation of stability and prosperity. The specificity of the phenomenon is that it is manifested in different on each observed market and that is proved in multiple empirical studies. The concept of migration is difficult to analyze and enforce generally applicable laws. The results show that migration has not had any negative effects in both observed states in which migration is present and growing, with different immigration policies