Die EU-Kommission hat angekündigt, während der deutschen EU-Ratspräsidentschaft einen neuen 'Pakt für Migration und Asyl' zu präsentieren. Erwartet werden Impulse für die lang ausstehende Reform des Gemeinsamen Europäischen Asylsystems, eine Stärkung der EU-Außengrenzen und die...

The recent so called Mediterranean refugee crisis has ignited concerns about the magnitude of the flows of asylum seekers to Europe. This paper examines the determinants of the destination choice of first time non-EU asylum applicants to the EU, between 2008-2020. It investigates the role played...

Does better access to foreign workers reduce firms' willingness to provide general skills training to unskilled workers? We analyze how the opening of the Swiss labor market to workers from the European Union affected the number of apprenticeship positions that firms provide. We exploit that the...