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 …

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

explores the potential economic consequences and transmission mechanisms resulting from the recent refugee migration to Germany …

that there exists positive skill selection among recently arrived refugees in Germany. …We exploit a novel survey of recently arrived asylum seekers in Germany in order to estimate the degree of … intergenerational mobility in education among refugees and compare it to the educational mobility of similar-aged individuals in their …

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

In this article, we examine anti-foreigner hate crime in the wake of the large influx of asylum seekers to Germany in … 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. …

How did the large asylum-seeker inflow to Germany in 2015 affect concerns about immigration? Using individual …

that those who descended from Palestinian refugees do not discriminate at all, suggesting that a family history of refugee … status can generate solidarity with new refugees. We also find that parents' narratives about the refugee crisis are …

Devising appropriate policy measures for the integration of refugees is high on the agenda of many governments. This … paper focuses on the social integration of families seeking asylum in Germany between 2013 and 2016. Exploiting regional …