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The Rise and Fall of Asylum: What Happened and Why?
Hatton, Timothy J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
In the last 20 years, developed countries have struggled with what seemed to be an ever-rising tide of asylum seekers, a trend that has now gone into reverse. This paper examines what happened and why. How have oppression, violence and economic conditions in origin countries shaped worldwide...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005114405
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Migration, Migrants and Policy in the United Kingdom
Hatton, Timothy J.; Wheatley Price, Stephen - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998
migration experience since the Second World War. The areas covered include changes in the volume and composition of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005497920
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Legal Status at Entry, Economic Performance and Self-Employment Proclivity: A Bi-National Study of Immigrants
Constant, Amelie; Zimmermann, Klaus F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
, although only among a number of other determinants. For Germany, legal status at entry is important; former refugees and those … migrants who arrive through family reunification are less likely to work full-time; refugees are also less self-employed. Those …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123900
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The Economic Performance of Germany's East European Immigrants
Schmidt, Christoph M - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994
Germany has experienced a substantial influx of German immigrants from Eastern Europe after World War II and expects …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005067558
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Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Policy in Europe
Hatton, Timothy J.; Williamson, Jeffrey G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
The number of refugees worldwide is now 12 million, up from 3 million in the early 1970s. And the number seeking asylum … in the developed world increased tenfold, from about 50,000 per annum to half a million over the same period. Governments … World and avoiding floods of unwanted asylum seekers arriving on the doorsteps of the First World. This is an issue that is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005114512
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South-North Refugee Migration: Lessons for Development Cooperation
Rotte, Ralph; Vogler, Michael; Zimmermann, Klaus F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997
As exemplified in the 1995 Mediterranean Declaration of the European Union, migration has become a major concern for European development policies. By enhancing socio-economic conditions through development cooperation, a reduction of South-North migration flows is envisaged. This new approach...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791466
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From individual attitudes towards migrants to migration policy outcomes: Theory and evidence
Facchini, Giovanni; Mayda, Anna Maria - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
In democratic societies individual attitudes of voters represent the foundations of policy making. We start by analyzing patterns in public opinion on migration and find that, across countries of different income levels, only a small minority of voters favour more open migration policies. Next...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124434
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Explaining Trends in UK Immigration
Hatton, Timothy J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003
Since the 1970s Britain has gone from being a country of net emigration to one of net immigration, with a trend increase in immigration of more than 100,000 per year. This Paper represents the first attempt to model the variations in net migration for British and for foreign citizens, across...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005136605
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What Drives U.S. Immigration Policy? Evidence from Congressional Roll Call Votes
Facchini, Giovanni; Steinhardt, Max - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
the policy making process on one of the most controversial facets of globalization. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008873334
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Public Opinion on Immigration: Has the Recession Changed Minds?
Hatton, Timothy J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
It is widely believed that the current recession has soured public attitudes towards immigration. But most existing studies are cross sectional and can shed little light on the economy-wide forces that shift public opinion on immigration. In this paper I use the six rounds of the European Social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083671