We study the effects of technological change on immigration flows as well as the labor market outcomes of migrants versus natives. We analyse and compare the effects of two different automation technologies: Industrial robots and artificial intelligence. We exploit data provided by the...

Der vorliegende Artikel zeigt, dass diskriminierende Strukturen und die besondere Schutzbedürftigkeit der geflüchteten Kinder durch das Auftreten von Covid-19 verstärkt werden. Geflüchtete Kinder verfügen über weniger digitale Ausstattung, teilweise werden sie nicht von der Schulpflicht...

Wer nur die Anteile der Geflüchteten in der Kriminalstatistik betrachtet, lässt wichtige Faktoren außer Acht: etwa das Anzeigeverhalten gegenüber Geflüchteten oder deren Alters- und Geschlechtsstruktur. Es fehlt außerdem an Medienaufmerksamkeit für die spezifischen, tiefer liegenden...

Sowohl die Zahl der gestellten Asylanträge wie auch die Zahl der abgelehnten Asylanträge sind im Zeitraum von 2008 bis 2016 stark gestiegen. Dadurch ist das Asylverfahren überlastet, was zu langen Bearbeitungsdauern führt. Was geschieht, nachdem ein Asylantrag abgelehnt wurde und der...

We conducted a field experiment to evaluate the impact of job-search assistance on the employment of recently arrived refugees in Germany. The treatment group received job-matching support: an NGO identified suitable vacancies and sent the refugees' CVs to employers. Results of follow-up phone...

We conducted a field experiment to evaluate the impact of job-search assistance on the employment of recently arrived refugees in Germany. The treatment group received job-matching support: an NGO identified suitable vacancies and sent the refugees' CVs to employers. Results of follow-up phone...

Immigration has become one of the most divisive political issues in the United States, the United Kingdom, France and several other Western countries. We estimate the impact of immigration on voting for far-left and far-right parties in France, using panel data on presidential elections from...

Immigration has become one of the most divisive political issues in the United States, the United Kingdom, France and several other Western countries. We estimate the impact of immigration on voting for far-left and far-right candidates in France, using panel data on presidential elections from...

We examine how cultural norms shape attitudes toward immigration. Our causal identification relies on comparing students who moved across the East-West border after German reunification with students who moved within former East Germany. Students who moved from East to West became more positive...