Über die Migrationsbiografien, -wege und -erfahrungen der in Deutschland lebenden Zuwanderer gibt es bislang nur wenig gesicherte wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse. Eine im Jahr 2013 begonnene Längsschnittstudie soll diese Lücke schließen: Für die neue IAB-SOEP-Migrationsstichprobe werden...

This paper explores the influence of the economic cycle on labour mobility within the EU, focusing on the likely impact of the present economic crisis. To do so, we use an econometrically calibrated simulation and a case study of Ireland. We find that, in the short run, the crisis is likely to...

The analysis of how the economic crisis in Europe has reshaped migration flows faces two challenges: (i) the confounding influence of correlated changes in the attractiveness of alternative destinations, and (ii) the role of rapidly changing expectations about the evolution of the economic...

We investigate the labor market effects of immigration in Denmark, Germany and the UK, three countries which are characterized by considerable differences in labor market institutions and welfare states. Institutions such as collective bargaining, minimum wages, employment protection and...

European migration policies are characterised by a fundamental paradox: they are getting tighter and tighter just while public opinion is becoming more favourable to migrants and the immobility of European citizens expands the scope for spatial arbitrage, accruing the benefits, of immigration....

In this paper, we analyze how the formal recognition of immigrants' foreign occupational qualifications affects their subsequent labor market outcomes. The empirical analysis is based on a novel German data set that links respondents' survey information to their administrative records, allowing...

There is as yet little scientific knowledge about the migration biographies, routes, and experiences of immigrants living in Germany. But a longitudinal study started in 2013 is to close this gap. Each year, 5,000 people with a migration background and their family members are surveyed for the...

This paper examines the impact of the immigration of foreigners on domestic labour mobility. Since David Card's seminal study on the regional labour market impact of the Mariel Boatlift it is controversial whether domestic labour mobility equilibrates economic conditions across cities and...