Posts tagged with 'migration'
August 10, 2018
15th IZA Annual Migration Meeting held at Harvard Kennedy School
New research covering topics from deterrence to integration
July 2, 2018
Can foreign aid reduce emigration?
Why aid efforts aimed at shaping migration must look beyond deterrence.
April 20, 2017
The migration of talent – global inequality or global benefits?
Much of the public debate on migration centers on the skill level of migrants. While receiving countries are concerned about […]
March 3, 2017
Decoding attitudes towards migrants
The recent political success of right-wing populists in the US and in many European countries is often attributed to a […]
December 8, 2016
How deporting all undocumented workers would hurt the U.S. economy
Immigration issues are at the top of many western countries’ political agendas. The EU is still processing all of the […]
September 29, 2016
Immigrants’ enclaves – stepping stones or stumbling blocks for integration?
Immigrants typically do not settle evenly across the countries in which they move. Rather, they tend to cluster in particular […]
August 15, 2016
Backlash against Muslim immigrants after terrorist attacks harms integration and the economy
The recent rise in the number and intensity of fundamentalist Islamic terrorist attacks occurring in several Western cities could, as […]
July 25, 2016
On the costs and benefits of international labor mobility: Interview with George Borjas
The drastic and unexpected increase in the number of people seeking asylum in Germany in 2015 has overshadowed the long […]
May 30, 2016
Against xenophobia and national barriers – in light of the refugee crisis in Europe
European leaders have failed to devise any short-term solutions to address the underlying drivers forcing refugees to flee Africa and […]
March 31, 2016
Countries benefit from legalizing undocumented immigrants
A new article published on IZA World of Labor finds that legalizing illegal immigrants can boost tax revenues, prevent worker […]
July 30, 2015
New textbook on the economics of immigration
The Economics of Immigration, by IZA Research Fellows Cynthia Bansak (St. Lawrence University), Nicole B. Simpson (Colgate University) and Madeline […]
May 7, 2015
Interview: Costs and benefits of emigration from West Africa
Held in Dakar, Senegal, this year’s Annual Migration Meeting (AM²) acquired a tragic topicality: The ongoing loss of lives in […]
March 17, 2015
Global Skill Partnership: Regulate skilled migration for global equity
The migration of skilled labor is often seen as unfair, benefiting rich countries (through receiving well-skilled workers to fill labor […]
March 12, 2015
Carmel Chiswick on the effect of economic choices for religious traditions
In a video interview, IZA Fellow Carmel U. Chiswick (George Washington University) talks about the link between economic choices and […]
March 12, 2015
Barry Chiswick on the design of immigration policies
In a video interview, IZA Fellow Barry Chiswick (George Washington University) talks about the design of immigration policies. He explains […]
February 12, 2015
Immigrants and host countries benefit from liberalized access to citizenship
Politicians, the media, and the public express concern that many immigrants fail to integrate economically. Research shows that the option […]
June 14, 2014
Mr. Rossi, Mr. Hu and politics: How immigration shapes natives’ political preferences
International migration is a global phenomenon, widely studied in the literature. An important but less investigated issue concerns the role […]
May 16, 2014
Becoming a German citizen pays for female immigrants
Today there are ten million immigrants living in Germany, accounting for 13 percent of the whole population. At the same […]
April 30, 2014
Roma face blatant discrimination in Europe – IZA Director calls for better integration
The German government is planning to pass new legal provisions for asylum seekers. This would also facilitate the deportation of […]
February 26, 2014
Immigration may decrease inequality
Heated debates surround the economic effects of immigration in receiving countries. Research has shown that fears about competition for jobs […]
February 21, 2014
More labor mobility would alleviate asymmetric shocks in Europe
Free mobility of labor, one of the pillars of the European Union, has experienced a decrease in popularity in several […]
February 10, 2014
Business visits increase productivity
According to the International Air Transport Association, each year several hundred million workers carry out an international business trip, that […]
January 20, 2014
Migrants are different from the average – but does it matter?
Migrant self-selection – the question who migrates and who does not – is one of the most fundamental issues in […]
October 21, 2013
Welfare benefits are no magnet for migrants
EU commissioner Laszlo Andor has been under fire since he claimed last week that welfare tourism is “neither widespread nor […]
October 11, 2013
“The Price of Rights”: How to regulate international labor migration
Many low-income countries and development organizations are calling for greater liberalization of labor immigration policies in high-income countries. At the […]
June 18, 2013
Why brain drain can be good for your country
It can be quite costly for a country if the smartest brains move abroad. In the latest IZA interview, Visiting […]
April 5, 2013
The Guardian reports on IZA study: No ‘welfare migration’ within EU
According to a comprehensive study of 19 European countries over a period from 1993 to 2008, national differences in unemployment […]
March 13, 2013
Don J. DeVoretz on the economics of citizenship
In the latest IZA interview Don J. DeVoretz, IZA Research Fellow and Professor of Economics at the Simon Fraser University […]