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...

This paper establishes a causal link between the emigration of skilled workers and firm performance in source countries. Using firm-level panel data from ten Eastern European countries, we show that the emigration of skilled workers lowers firm total factor productivity. We exploit time,...

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...

Die vergangenen zehn Jahre haben die Defizite der europäischen Asylpolitik offengelegt. Uneinheitliche Umsetzungen der gesetzlichen Regelungen und die ungleiche Belastung der EU-Länder haben in Anbetracht andauernd hoher Asylantragszahlen zu einer Überlastung des europäischen Asylsystems und...

Ukraine has a long history of emigration and a large diaspora in high-income countries.This diaspora has supported democratic and economic development before and during the war. Remittances corresponded to 7 percent of Ukraine’s GDP in 2021. Return migration will be an essential factor for the...

Wie sehen die sozioökonomischen Charakteristika und die Demografie der ukrainischen Geflüchteten, die nach Deutschland kommen, aus? Was unterscheidet diese von den Geflüchteten aus früheren Flüchtlingswellen? Kann die Flüchtlingswelle aus der Ukraine zur Reduktion des Fachkräftemangels in...