immigration from a theoretical and empirical point of view. Our analysis supports the role played by economic channels (labour … and the very low fractions of voters favouring immigration are consistent with the median voter framework. At the same … time, given the extent of individual-level opposition to immigration that appears in the data, it is somewhat puzzling, in …

While anecdotal evidence suggests that interest groups play a key role in shaping immigration policy, there is no … combining information on the number of temporary work visas with data on lobbying activity associated with immigration. We find … robust evidence that both pro- and anti-immigration interest groups play a statistically significant and economically …

two sides of the Atlantic – Europe and the United States. The contribution of the study is mainly empirical, trying to … indeed more religious than the populations in the receiving countries, both in Europe and in the United States; and (b) while … Europe it has mainly the function of a buffer and of a “balm for the soul”. There is an extensive literature on the ‘bridge …

Using a large new data set, we analyse the labour market performance of Portuguese workers in Germany. While previous …

) generate strong economic incentives for immigration. The drastic political changes in Eastern Europe generate emigration … immigration can compensate for demographic losses due to the decline and ageing of the European labour force. Economic theory …

, particularly in Europe. Finally, we ask whether greater international coordination could produce better outcomes for refugee …

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 … results suggest that while improved economic performance in the UK relative to overseas has tended to increase immigration …