This paper studies the effects of local threat on cultural and economic assimilation of refugees, exploiting plausibly … preferences and economic outcomes of refugees with corresponding information on German respondents, and construct a threat index … that integrates contemporaneous and historical variables. On average, refugees assimilate both culturally and economically …

We study the labor demand effect of immigration on local labor markets by exploiting the fact that refugees in Germany …: As the number of recently arrived refugees and thus the demand for locally produced goods increases, local employment …

More than one million refugees migrated to Germany in 2015-2016. The increase in refugees was rapid, visible and …

intergenerational mobility in education among refugees and compare it to the educational mobility of similar-aged individuals in their … region of origin. The findings show that the refugees in our sample display high rates of educational mobility, and that … that there exists positive skill selection among recently arrived refugees in Germany. …

-term outcomes of refugees who migrate as children and young adults. German Democratic Republic (GDR) refugees who escaped to West … Germany between 1946 and 1961 who were acknowledged to be "political refugees" were eligible for refugee-targeted aid, but … only after 1953. We combine several approaches to address identification issues resulting from the fact that refugees …

regions and regions with a legacy of anti-foreigner hate crimes are also found to be prone to hate crime against refugees …

large and unexpected refugee inflow to Germany that peaked in 2015-2016. Arriving refugees were dispersed across the country … offenders from refugees' origin countries. Yet, we find some indication of over-reporting. …