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 …

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 …

domestic goals at times, imposing restrictive policies on forced migrants to deter inflows and deflect refugees to fellow …

economic integration of refugees. We leverage a natural experiment in Germany, where a court ruling prompted a reduction in the … percentage points lower for refugees who, upon arrival, had to wait for an additional seven months before they were allowed to … employment bans considerably slowed down the economic integration of refugees and reduced their motivation to integrate early on …

Using 1990 5% Census and American Community Survey data, we examine the economic integration of Afghan refugees to the … US, focusing on employment rates and income levels. First-wave Afghan refugees (those arriving 1980-90) have made …, cost of living, and length of residence in the US, Afghan refugees' incomes are the lowest of seven refugee …