This article analyzes whether foreign aid affects the net flows of refugees from recipient countries. Combining refugee data on 141 origin countries over the 1976-2013 period with bilateral Official Development Assistance data, we estimate the causal effects of a country’s aid receipts on both...

"The American embargo against Cuba is one of the most enduring anti-trade agreements in human history. This unique work draws upon interviews with Cuban exiles to provide an extensive look at the embargo's effects on the Cuban people, and an evaluation of its diminishing role as an effective...

Armed conflicts, natural disasters and infrastructure projects continue to force millions into migration. This is especially true for developing countries. After World War II, about 8 million ethnic Germans experienced a similar situation when forced to leave their homelands and settle within...

This paper analyzes health consequences of forced civilian displacement that occurred during the war in Croatia 1991-1995 which accompanied the demise of Yugoslavia. Using the Croatian Adult Health Survey 2003 we test whether displacement is relevant in explaining various dimensions of measured...

This study investigates impacts of migration on the German economy, explicitly distinguishing refugee and non-refugee immigration. We propose a macroeconometric modelling approach complemented by instrumental variable techniques. We find that non-refugee immigration has more beneficial...

Die bestehenden Tragfähigkeitsrisiken in Deutschland resultieren aus der demografischen Alterung und sind weiterhin erheblich. Dieser Beitrag analysiert die langfristigen Auswirkungen der erhöhten asylbedingten Zuwanderung auf die öffentlichen Finanzen. Dabei wird erstmals ein erweiterter...

Flucht und Migration sind alte und weltweite Phänomene. Letztes Jahr hat jedoch die Zahl der Flüchtlinge nach Europa und insbesondere Deutschland stark zugenommen, während die deutsche Bundeskanzlerin die bis dahin geltenden europäischen und deutschen Regeln außer Kraft setzte. Dies stellt...