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 …

that higher shares of refugees in a county increased migrants' attachment to their home countries, while not affecting …This study deals with the impact of the 2015 European Refugee Crisis on the ethnic identity of resident migrants in … Germany. To derive plausibly causal estimates, I exploit the quasiexperimental setting in Germany, by which refugees are …

Despite numerous studies on the social and political impact of refugees in Europe, we have very little systematic … refugees, suggesting a negative impact of mass refugee settlement. However, this negative impact is driven exclusively by … respondents with no individual exposure to refugees. In fact, despite concerns that refugee settlements may result in local …

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. …

workers and (ii) an increase in the labor market participation rate of migrants. Per assumption, natives and migrants solely … inflow of migrant workers. More interesting, though, it is shown that a larger share of migrants in the workforce increases …

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. …