This paper assesses the impact of immigration to Western Europe on the exposure of native-born workers to economic and health risks created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Using various measures of occupational risks, it first shows that immigrant workers, especially those coming from lower-income...

This work draws on the results of a qualitative study of Chinese migrant community in Poland to analyze the significance of personal ties in the evolving process of mobility and integration. The analysis adopts a transnational perspective to illustrate the functioning of Chinese networks, which...

The main aim of this paper is to critically assess prevalent conceptualisations of the notion of economic integration to set out a research framework capable of structuring empirical research on economic integration, with a particular focus on the New Immigrant Destinations. To overcome the...

Heterogeneity in the ethnic composition of Germany's immigrant population renders general conclusions on the degree of economic integration difficult. Using a rich longitudinal data-set, this paper tests for differences in economic assimilation profiles of four entry cohorts of foreign-born...

The following report is an attempt at analysing the situation of Polish immigrants on the Italian labour market prior to and after Poland’s accession to the European Union. The relatively short period that has elapsed since May 1st 2004 and, consequently, a scarce number of materials and...