We study the economic and social integration of refugee children. The analysis follows war refugees arriving from … former Yugoslavia to Sweden in the early 1990s for up to 25 years. We find strong educational and economic integration … migration had grades and high school completion on par with natives. Poor initial school performance among teenage refugees was …

This paper exploits a quasi-experimental feature of the Norwegian spatial dispersal policy for UNHCR quota refugees …, which leads to nearly as-if random initial residential settlement of the refugees. In this framework, we study if there are … higher participation rate in the initial neighbourhood is associated with an 1.2%-point increase in the refugees’ later …

concern over such a large influx of refugees with her well-known saying, "Wir schaffen das" (We can do this!). Much has …. Nevertheless, refugees are increasingly concerned about xenophobia. At the same time, although their trust in key state … be to foster personal contact between refugees and local populations. However, the present study indicates that, so far …

documented experiences regarding this group of children. The main focus is on Sweden, the European country that has received most …

This policy analysis discusses issues regarding the migration to Europe of large numbers of immigrants and refugees who …

discrimination, more asylum centres close to areas of conflict, and more attention to education and training in areas where refugees … large-scale waves of refugees wanting to enter the EU, resulting from conflicts, natural catastrophes, and other sudden or … violent events. We propose screening schemes for refugee camps surrounding countries they have fled to determine migrants …

differential demand shock induced by refugees' consumption of culturally similar goods and services. However, the unemployment … effects dissipated starting in 2016, coinciding with refugees' delayed yet incremental labor market integration. We also … to arriving refugees. Our results suggest that TMENA immigrants' assimilation of German identity was unaffected by the …

that higher shares of refugees in a county increased migrants' attachment to their home countries, while not affecting …This study deals with the impact of the 2015 European Refugee Crisis on the ethnic identity of resident migrants in … Germany. To derive plausibly causal estimates, I exploit the quasiexperimental setting in Germany, by which refugees are …

that higher shares of refugees in a county increased migrants' attachment to their home countries, while not affecting …This study deals with the impact of the 2015 European Refugee Crisis on the ethnic identity of resident migrants in … Germany. To derive plausibly causal estimates, I exploit the quasiexperimental setting in Germany, by which refugees are …