Der Effekt von Zuwanderung auf den Arbeitsmarkterfolg von Einheimischen spielt in der öffentlichen Debatte zur Einwanderung eine wichtige Rolle. Rechtsgerichtete Parteien versuchen ihre Anti-Immigrationspolitik mit der Behauptung zu untermauern, dass Einwanderer eine Bedrohung für einheimische...

This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of refugee migration, with emphasis on the current refugee crisis. After first reviewing the institutional framework laid out by the Geneva Convention for Refugees, we demonstrate that, despite numerous attempts at developing a common European asylum...

How integrated are labor markets within a country? Labor mobility is key to the integration of local labor markets and therefore to understanding the efficacy of policies to reduce regional inequality. We present a comprehensive framework for understanding migration decisions, focusing on the...

How integrated are labor markets within a country? Labor mobility is key to the integration of local labor markets and therefore to understanding the efficacy of policies to reduce regional inequality. We present a comprehensive framework for understanding migration decisions, focusing on the...

This Ph.D. dissertation consists of four self-contained chapters. Although the chapters study different research questions and the applied methods differ, they all share a common focus on how host countries absorb immigrants into society.

This paper analyses the impact of Turkey's potential EU membership on emigration from Turkey to the European Union. We apply panel data estimators using the data on emigration from EU15 countries into Germany and the Netherlands in order to construct possible future scenarios of Turkish...