Temporary protection is an exceptional measure that provides immediate and temporary protection to people displaced from non-EU countries who are unable to return to their country of origin. The EU Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) was activated for the first time on 4 March 2022 following...

We propose a data-based approximation of the effects of trade sanctions. We validate the approximation by comparing it with exact responses simulated from a canonical multi-country multi-sector model. The approximation is palatable for a broad range of elasticities of substitution, except for...

European countries experienced a large increase in labor supply due to the influx of Ukrainian refugees after the 2022 Russia invasion. We study its dynamic effects in a spatial model with forward-looking households of different skills, trade, and endogenous capital accumulation. We find that...

We screen the mental well-being and psychological distress of 1165 refugees, migrants, internally displaced, and non-displaced people from Ukraine who seek psychological help online in Ukraine and across 24 countries of the European Union. We see that more than half of the respondents exhibit...

Die Pandemie und der Krieg in der Ukraine gehen mit hohen wirtschaftlichen Einbußen einher. Würden diese beiden unheilvollen Ereignisse das Wirtschaftsleben nicht beeinträchtigen, dann wäre die Wertschöpfung in Deutschland in den Jahren 2020 bis 2022 um insgesamt 420 Milliarden Euro höher...

Vor dem Hintergrund des russischen Angriffskriegs suchen immer mehr Familien aus der Ukraine Schutz in Deutschland. Am 5. Mai 2022 waren rund 242.000 geflüchtete Minderjährige aus der Ukraine in Deutschland registriert und die Fluchtzuwanderung setzt sich weiter fort. So dürften sich...

Der durch den russischen Überfall ausgelöste Krieg in der Ukraine bringt erhebliche Belastungen für die deutsche Wirtschaft mit sich. Auf Basis verschiedener laufender Befragungen durch das Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft werden die verschiedenen Auswirkungen vermessen. Rund drei Viertel...

Der Angriffskrieg Russlands auf die Ukraine hat eine Flüchtlingswelle ausgelöst, im Zuge derer bereits viele Ukrainerinnen und Ukrainer nach Deutschland gekommen sind und noch weitere kommen werden. Für die Geflüchteten stehen Schutz, Kinderbetreuung und familiäre Versorgung im Vordergrund....

Before the war, the European economy was experiencing a heady recovery. The one-two punch of higher energy prices and trade disruptions, however, could destabilise EU firms already weakened by the pandemic, according to a new report published by the European Investment Bank. Simulations by the...

Eine quantitativ-qualitative Studie über ukrainische Geflüchtete in Deutschland, die im Mai und Juni 2022 mit 936 Befragten einer Online/Offline-Umfrage und 17 qualitativen Befragten durchgeführt wurde, ermöglicht es, die soziodemografischen Merkmale von Ukrainischen Geflüchteten zu...

Since the onset of Russia’s large-scale war against Ukraine, millions of people have been forced to flee their homes in search of a safe haven. This report synthesises the findings of the Survey of Arriving Migrants from Ukraine (SAM-UKR), conducted by the European Union Agency for Asylum...

This study constructs a large new dataset to investigate whether state policy led to ethnic Ukrainians experiencing higher mortality during the 1932–33 Soviet Great Famine. All else equal, famine (excess) mortality rates were positively associated with ethnic Ukrainian population share across...

This study constructs a large new dataset to investigate whether state policy led to ethnic Ukrainians experiencing higher mortality during the 1932-33 Soviet Great Famine. All else equal, famine (excess) mortality rates were positively associated with ethnic Ukrainian population share across...

The Orange Revolution unveiled significant political and economic tensions between ethnic Russians and Ukrainians in Ukraine. Whether this divide was caused by purely ethnic differences or by ethnically segregated reform preferences is unknown. Analysis using unique micro data collected prior to...

Even though much uncertainty remains regarding the length of stay of Ukrainian refugees in host countries, continued fighting has dimmed prospects of an early return and the issue of labour market integration is becoming increasingly pertinent. Finding gainful employment commensurate with...