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We propose a new methodology to estimate empirically the input price-induced technical change and total factor productivity (TFP) growth in China. Our primary goal is to test Hicks' induced innovation hypothesis by examining whether technical change in China has been induced by sharp increase in...
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We investigate the extent to which asylum policies that aim to deter individuals from migrating irregularly in fact do so. We specifically consider effects of Germany's recent and high-profile asylum policy adjustments, which include accelerated asylum decision processes, the prospect of asylum...
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We review and interpret research on the economic and political effects of receiving asylum seekers and refugees in … of the paper, we examine the consequences of receiving asylum seekers and refugees and identify two main findings. First …, the reception of refugees is unlikely to generate large direct economic effects. Both labor market and fiscal consequences …
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A minority of applicants for asylum in Europe gain some form of recognition as refugees, and this has been a …
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The recent so called Mediterranean refugee crisis has ignited concerns about the magnitude of the flows of asylum seekers to Europe. This paper examines the determinants of the destination choice of first time non-EU asylum applicants to the EU, between 2008-2020. It investigates the role played...
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Syrian refugees and to efficiently allocate costs across Member States. We draw on previous theoretical work to simulate how … a system of tradable refugee-admission quotas coupled with a matching mechanism assigning refugees to their preferred … destinations and destinations to their preferred types of refugees would give more flexibility to Member States while respecting …
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on both refugees and asylum-seekers coupled with a matching mechanism linking countries' and migrants' preferences. We …
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examine the political and economic factors in source countries that generate refugees and asylum seekers. Particular attention … policies in deterring asylum seekers. The paper concludes with an outline of the assimilation of refugees in host country … labour markets. -- refugees ; asylum migration ; asylum policy …
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first reviewing the institutional framework laid out by the Geneva Convention for Refugees, we demonstrate that, despite …
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