This paper tries to explain why most migration flows show some observable jumps in their processes, a phenomenon that seems to be sympathetic with the characteristic of irreversibility of migration. We present a real option model where the choice to migrate depends on both the differential wage...

Das Jahr 2015 war seit Aufzeichnung der Wanderungen des Statistischen Bundesamtes das Jahr mit der höchsten Zuwanderung von ausländischen Staatsangehörigen nach Deutschland, auch nach Abzug von Fortzügen. Waren EU-Staatsangehörige vor 2015 die größte Gruppe der Zuwanderer, sind es seit...

In this interview, Christian Dustmann discusses current opportunities and challenges for the German labour market. The interview covers a wide range of topics such as the differences between labour migration and refugee migration, the flexibilisation of working conditions to attract and retain...

This paper argues that immigration can help to alleviate the burden aging presents for the welfare states of most Western Economies. We develop a macroeconomic framework which deals with the impact of both aging and immigration on economic growth. This is combined with a detailed model of the...

As more and more Venezuelans leave their country, fleeing the economic and social crisis, the number of Venezuelans in Brazil has risen steadily since 2016, constituting about 18.6 percent of Brazil's 1.4 million refugee and migrant population as of October 2020. Past research finds that the...

Turkey hosts the largest population of refugees globally; however, we know little about their labor market outcomes at the national level. We use the 2018 round of the Turkey Demographic and Health Survey, which includes a representative sample of Syrian refugees in Turkey for the first time, to...

We propose a novel perspective on migration and cultural change by asking both theoretically and empirically and from a global viewpoint whether migration is a source of cultural convergence or divergence between home and host countries. Our theoretical model derives distinctive testable...

The seven years of the civil war in Syria has led to thousands of deaths and the flight of a quarter of the pre-war population from their homeland. This paper focuses on the effects of 3.5 million displaced Syrians on the Turkish economy via an intertemporal CGE analysis. The results highlight...

During the 1990s the northwestern region of Tanzania experienced a large inflow of refugees. Using panel data (pre and post refugee inflow) we estimate the labor market consequences of hosting those refugees. Results are consistent with immigration affecting the allocation of natives across...