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This article provides an overview of the literature connecting comparative
political economy and international migration in advanced industrialised countries with
a focus on the relationship between labour migration, labour markets and welfare
institutions. Immigration flows and policies are considered both as independent (how
migration shapes capitalist institutions) and dependent variables (how migration flows
and policies are shaped by capitalist institutions). First, we discuss the impact of
international migration on labour market institutions, welfare states and skill production
regimes. Second, we discuss how labour market institutions and welfare arrangements
shape migrant inflows and migration policies, notably via the structuration of interests
of employers, organised labour and governments. We emphasise the ideas of
liberalisation, segmentation, substitution and complementarity to grasp the relationship
between immigration and labour market institutions.
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immigration, comparative political economy, welfare states, industrial relations, institutional analysis.
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Alexandre Afonso, Camilla Devitt, Comparative political economy and international migration, Socio-Economic Review, Volume 14, Issue 3, July 2016, Pages 591–613, https://doi.org/10.1093/ser/mww026