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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 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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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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The article aims to illustrate the spatial dimensions of exclusionary mechanisms applied to immigrants asking for asylum in European cities. It focuses on the housing of asylum seekers, its policies, effects, causes, conflicts and resistance, with the assumption that housing asylum seekers is...
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This article summarizes the difficulties faced by the European Union accession driven asylum system development process, known as Phare Horizontal Asylum (PHA) programme, and its key component, the Round Table process, and reflects upon some preliminary results. The EU accession process for the...
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1. Introduction -- 2. European Integration's First Three Decades. The Challenge of Immigration. Early Steps: Freedom of Movement for Whom? -- 3. 1985-1991: High Hopes and Community Leadership. 1985: Putting Immigration on the Agenda. Guidelines on Migration. The Single European Act. Article 8a...
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The paper identifies a policy inconsistency between the EU's asylum and the EU's labour migration policies and makes a call for stronger convergence. The analysis starts off by setting out the EU's current and future economic challenges with a view to its ageing population and low fertility...
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