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Not welcome anymore : the effect of electoral incentives on the reception of refugees

Gamalerio, Matteo - 2018

Do electoral incentives affect immigration policies? I study this question in the setting of Italian municipalities making decisions about the reception of refugees. The localized control of the reception policy (SPRAR), combined with the exogenous timing of policy decisions and staggered...

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Challenged by Migration: Europe’s Options

Constant, Amelie F.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2017

This paper examines the migration and labor mobility in the European Union and elaborates on their importance for the … that migration is beneficial is broken. This comes with a crisis of European institutions in general. Migration and labor … survive or collapse even if it solves its migration challenge. But it will most likely collapse, if it fails to solve the …

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Migration for Development: From Challenges to Opportunities

Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2017

This contribution investigates the opportunities of migration for developing countries. The benefits of migration for …. Policies in receiving developed countries towards migrants can enhance the positive impact of migration for development. Among …, including jobs for asylees. Dual citizenships and circular migration contracts are possible instruments. Migration policy can be …

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Integration of humanitarian migrants into the host country labour market

Delaporte, Isaure; Piracha, Matloob - 2017

Australia, the study shows that pre-migration education, work experience, previous migration episodes, as well as English …

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Can Job Search Assistance Improve the Labour Market Integration for Refugees? Evidence from a Field Experiment

Battisti, Michele; Giesing, Yvonne; Laurentsyeva, Nadzeya - 2018

We conducted a field experiment to evaluate the impact of job-search assistance on the employment of recently arrived refugees in Germany. The treatment group received job-matching support: an NGO identified suitable vacancies and sent the refugees' CVs to employers. Results of follow-up phone...

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The fiscal lifetime cost of receiving refugees

Ruist, Joakim - 2019

This study estimates the fiscal consequences of receiving refugees, over the refugees' lifetime. It uses data from Sweden in 2015, and the calculations account for refugees' age, years since immigration, and country of origin. The estimated average annual fiscal net contribution over the...

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Consequences of a Massive Refugee Influx on Firm Performance and Market Structure

Akgunduz, Yusuf Emre; Bagir, Yusuf Kenan; Cilasun, … - 2022

mass migration of Syrian refugees to Turkey to identify the effect of migrants on firm performance and market structure. We …

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Syrian Refugees and the Migration Dynamics of Jordanians: Moving in or Moving out?

Jackline, Wahba; Elmallakh, Nelly - 2021

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Do Refugees with Better Mental Health Better Integrate? Evidence from the Building a New Life in Australia Longitudinal Survey

Dang, Hai-Anh H.; Trinh, Trong-Anh; Verme, Paolo - 2021

Hardly any evidence currently exists on the causal effects of mental illness on refugee labor market outcomes. We offer the first study on this topic in the context of Australia, one of the host countries with the largest number of refugees per capita in the world. Analyzing the Building a New...

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The Impact of Natives' Attitudes Towards Immigrants on Their Integration in the Host Country

Schilling, Pia; Stillman, Steven - 2021

Exploiting the random allocation of asylum seekers to different locations in Germany, we study the impact of right-wing voting on refugees' integration. We find that in municipalities with more voting for the right-wing AfD, refugees have worse economic and social integration. These impacts are...

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