Identifying macroeconomic effects of refugee migration to Germany

This study investigates impacts of migration on the German economy, explicitly distinguishing refugee and non-refugee immigration. We propose a macroeconometric modelling approach complemented by instrumental variable techniques. We find that non-refugee immigration has more beneficial medium-run effects on GDP and the labour market.

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Year of publication:	2016
Authors:	Weber, Enzo ; Weigand, Roland
Publisher:	Nürnberg : Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB)
Subject:	immigration \| economic effects \| macroeconometric modelling \| instrumental variables

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Series:	IAB-Discussion Paper ; 20/2016
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	861872312 [GVK] hdl:10419/146160 [Handle] RePEc:iab:iabdpa:201620 [RePEc]
Classification:	F22 - International Migration ; E24 - Employment; Unemployment; Wages ; C32 - Time-Series Models ; c36
Source:	EconStor

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