This paper examines the macroeconomic and distributional effects of the 2015-16 migration wave to Germany.
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First Time around: Local Conditions and Multi-Dimensional Integration of Refugees
This paper examines how local labor market conditions and native attitudes at the time of refugees’ arrival shape their subsequent integration in Germany.
Forced migration and local economic development: Evidence from postwar Hungary
This article investigates the effects of forced migration on sending economies, using the post-World War II expulsion of German minorities from Hungary as a natural experiment.
Cash transfers and micro-enterprise performance: Theory and quasi-experimental evidence from Kenya
This paper examines the business and price effects of cash-based assistance provided to refugees in Kenya.
Life Out of the Shadows: The Impacts of Regularization Programs on the Lives of Forced Migrants
This paper investigates the well-being effects of a regularization program in Colombia designed to facilitate the social and economic integration of Venezuelan forced migrants.
The effects of mass migration on the academic performance of native students. Evidence from Chile
This paper examines the effects of mass migration on the academic performance of native Chilean students, focusing on the influx of Venezuelan (Spanish-speaking) and non-Spanish-speaking (mainly Haitian) migrants between 2016 and 2018. Between 2011 and 2018, the migrant population in Chile increased from 1.4 percent to 6.6 percent of the country’s population.
The Making of a “Lost Generation”: Child Labor among Syrian Refugees in Turkey
This paper examines the factors contributing to child labor among Syrian refugees in Turkey. By the end of 2018, Turkey hosted 3.6 million Syrian refugees, including 1.6 million children under the age of 18, of which 1.1 million were of school age (5–17 years).
The economic lives of refugees
This article systematically compares 12 distinct refugee subpopulations living in seven refugee camps and three capital cities across Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia.
Consequences of a massive refugee influx on firm performance and market structure
This paper identifies the impact of Syrian refugees on firm performance and market structure in Türkiye. The analysis focuses on the period ending in 2015, when Türkiye hosted 2.5 million Syrian refugees, most of whom were living in urban areas.
Immigration and occupational downgrading in Colombia
This paper investigates the impact of Venezuelan migration on the Colombian labor market, focusing on the phenomenon of occupational downgrading.