their national communities are under threat from several modern forces, including migration. Using the four rounds of the … national political communities by reducing trust in national politicians and political institutions. The findings indicate that … even after controlling for other predictors of trust in the political system, concerns about the effect of immigration on …

This chapter summarizes the main trends, policies and empirical evidence regarding immigration in Europe. We start by … providing descriptive evidence on long-term immigration trends and current characteristics of the immigrant populations in … various important European destination countries and Europe as a whole. We then discuss key policy issues in the European …

This paper first presents a brief historical overview of immigration in Europe. We then provide (and distinguishing …

The ageing of the population presents a major fiscal challenge for the countries of Europe. The combination of … increased immigration would do little to reduce the future fiscal burden. The increased revenue from a large rise in immigration …

international trade, a series of recent empirical econometric studies show that immigration has contributed to the rise of extreme … right-wing parties in Europe. Our study highlights, however, that there is no mechanical link between the rise of … immigration and that of extreme right-wing parties. Exploiting French presidential elections from 1988 to 2017, we show that the …