Kontakt
Volume 19, Issue 4, 2017, Pages e253-e262

The economic consequences of the contemporary European migration crisis on the Czech Republic (Review) (Open Access)

Klímová M.* , Rosková L.
  • a University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Institute of Humanities in Nursing Professions, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
  • b University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Institute of Humanities in Nursing Professions, České Budějovice, Czech Republic

Abstract

It is possible to state that every complicated question about dealing with the contemporary migration crisis has a simple but a wrong answer. From the constructivist perspective, the level of an objective grip of reality by the human mind is debatable, so, in this article, we can at least try to offer a certain (even simplified) view, particularly from the perspective of economics. Most economic analyses of the contemporary state of the Czech Republic appear very positive. In 2016, there was a record over profit margin in the state budget and unemployment in the Czech Republic was the lowest in the EU. Are such economic conditions a relevant factor for the integration of immigrants according to the system of the migration quotas of the EU, or is it possible that we cannot count on the long-term positive economic condition of the Czech Republic, because the economic condition of the state is not as positive as it seems? The low average income in the Czech Republic and large investments abroad do not add up to the positive economic picture painted in the Czech Republic. From an economic perspective, the Czech Republic is able to integrate the number of immigrants according to the EU quotas. If the quotas grow because it is not possible to determine the exact number of refugees, it can be assumed that the economic stability of the Czech Republic will be critical. © 2017 Faculty of Health and Social Sciences of University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice

Author Keywords

Migration Czech Republic Human rights issue Economic factors Migration crisis Europe

Index Keywords

budget human unemployment immigrant refugee economics Czech Republic profit human rights investment

Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85034449359&doi=10.1016%2fj.kontakt.2017.09.011&partnerID=40&md5=7a1de86d9e7a027438ce5981088b39bf

DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2017.09.011
ISSN: 12124117
Original Language: English