Civil conflict in Syria, started in March 2011, led to a massive wave of forced immigration from Northern Syria to the … natives in Turkey. Using a difference-in-differences strategy, we find that immigration has considerably affected the … employment outcomes of natives, while its impact on wage outcomes has been negligible. We document notable employment losses …

Immigration is one of the most important policy debates in Western countries. However, one aspect of the debate is … often mischaracterized by accusations that higher levels of immigration lead to higher levels of crime. The evidence, based … on empirical studies of many countries, indicates that there is no simple link between immigration and crime. Crucially …

Immigration is one of the most important policy debates in Western countries. However, one aspect of the debate is … often mischaracterized by accusations that higher levels of immigration lead to higher levels of crime. The evidence, based … on empirical studies of many countries, indicates that there is no simple link between immigration and crime, but …

Immigrants are widely perceived to be highly entrepreneurial, contributing to economic growth and innovation, and self-employment … these stances, but expectations may be too high. There is no strong evidence that self-employment is an effective tool of …

. Learning a new language is an investment in human capital. Migrants must learn the language of their destination country, but … even non-migrants must often learn other languages if their work involves communicating with foreigners. Economic studies …

Addressing unauthorized immigration is controversial. Countries have adopted a variety of legalization programs …

, politicians, the media, and the public are worried about a lack of economic integration. Refugees start at a lower employment and … income level, but subsequently “catch up” to the level of family unification migrants. However, both refugees and family … migrants do not “catch up” to the economic integration levels of labor migrants. A faster integration process would …

economy - and the role of high-skilled migrants in these processes. This paper surveys the emerging "wider impacts" literature …