Working Paper: CEPR ID: DP7350
Authors: Giuseppe Bertola; Lorenza Mola
Abstract: International posting of workers and mobility of self-employed service suppliers lie between outright migration and trade in goods: their regulation, for both distributional and market-correcting purposes, is not as difficult to harmonize as that of labour markets, but personal mobility is more visible and socially intrusive than product market interactions. This paper analyzes economic and legal tensions between national regulatory frameworks and international competition in these areas, in both the intra-EU and global contexts, highlighting how interactions between the external and internal roles of the European Commission may foster efficient integration of markets and policies in this and other fields.
Keywords: economic integration; European Union; GATS; harmonization; labour regulation; posted workers; services regulation; trade in services
JEL Codes: F22; J61
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| national policies (H59) | regulation of services provision and temporary mobility (J68) |
| stricter national regulations (L59) | reduced competition from foreign service providers (L89) |
| interaction between national regulations and EU policies (F55) | efficiency of market integration (F15) |
| posted workers directive (J29) | protection of local labor markets (J68) |
| posted workers directive (J29) | dampening of intended benefits of market integration (F15) |