Migration case study: Poland

Question 1

How was the polish economy boosted by emigrants?

Answer 1

They sent 3 billion euros back home in 2006

Question 2

Why was the growth of Poland slowed after the migration?

Answer 2

A shortage of workers

Question 3

How was Poland’s population impacted? Why?

Answer 3

It fell by 0.3% from 2003 to 2007 because most of the emigrants were young

Question 4

For every 300 houses in Poland, there were ___ people

Answer 4

1000

Question 5

Unemployment rate in Poland was at ___%

Answer 5

20

Question 6

Unemployment rate went from 20% to % in the years 2004- 200

Answer 6

6%

2008

Question 7

Migrants were responsible of an average of ___% of their family at-home’s income.

Answer 7

62%

Question 8

£____ billion is contributed to the UK’s economy annually by Eastern Europeans

Answer 8

2.54

Question 9

___% of polish migrants that came to the UK were of ___ age

Answer 9

80, Working

Question 10

Migrants being of working age is good because it keeps National insurance contributions ____

Answer 10

lower

Question 11

Ernst & Young estimated that the cost of borrowing and of mortgages would be ___% higher if it were not for the migrants.

Answer 11

0.5

Question 12

Migrants have contributed up to __% of the UK’s economic growth in 2005 and 2006.

Answer 12

1

Question 13

Before the migration…

1. Unemployment was at ___%
2. Poland had been losing young people since the ____s

Answer 13

20

1960s