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Over the last 15 years, the locus of policymaking towards asylum seekers and refugees has shifted away from national …
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For the first time since the Second World War, the total number of refugees amounts to more than 50 million people …. Only a minority of these refugees seek asylum, and even fewer resettle in developed countries. At the same time …, politicians, the media, and the public are worried about a lack of economic integration. Refugees start at a lower employment and …
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Using longitudinal data on the universe of workers in Denmark during the period 1991-2008 we track the labor market outcomes of low skilled natives in response to an exogenous inflow of low skilled immigrants. We innovate on previous identification strategies by considering immigrants...
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Ever since the major inflow of refugees (the "refugee crisis") in 2015 and 2016, there has been heated debate about the … appropriate distribution of refugees in the EU. Current policies revolve around mandatory quotas, which disregard the preferences … of EU members and refugees alike. This problem can be addressed with two market mechanisms. First, tradable quotas …
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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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Devising appropriate policy measures for the integration of refugees is high on the agenda of many governments. This …
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Refugee migration has increased considerably since the Second World War, and amounts to more than 50 million refugees …. Only a minority of these refugees seek asylum, and even fewer resettle in developed countries. At the same time …, politicians, the media, and the public are worried about a lack of economic integration. Refugees start at a lower employment and …
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The migration crisis of 2015-2016 threw the European asylum system into disarray. The arrival of more than two million unauthorized migrants stretched the system to its breaking point and created a public opinion backlash. The existing system is one in which migrants risk life and limb to gain...
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