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The Violent Legacy of Conflict: Evidence on Asylum Seekers, Crime, and Public Policy in Switzerland
The American Economic Review, 2019 We study empirically how past exposure to conflict in origin countries makes migrants more violence-prone in their host country, focusing on asylum seekers in Switzerland. We exploit a novel and unique dataset on all crimes reported in Switzerland by the
M. Couttenier +3 more
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Cousins from Overseas: The Labour Market Impact of a Major Forced Return Migration Shock
Social Science Research Network, 2022 IZA DP No. 15595 SEPTEMBER 2022 Cousins from Overseas: The Labour Market Impact of a Major Forced Return Migration Shock* We study the labour market impact of the return of half a million Portuguese due to onset of the colonial war in 1974. Both the size
Lara Bohnet +2 more
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The Welfare Magnet Hypothesis: Evidence from an Immigrant Welfare Scheme in Denmark
American Economic Review: Insights, 2019 We study the effects of welfare generosity on international migration using reforms of immigrant welfare benefits in Denmark. The first reform, implemented in 2002, lowered benefits for non-EU immigrants by about 50 percent, with no changes for natives ...
Ole Agersnap, A. Jensen, H. Kleven
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Immigrants’ Tolerance and Integration into Society
Social Science Research Network, 2022 We highlight a new factor behind integration: tolerance in the immigrants’ background culture. We hypothesize that it is easier to partake of economic, civic-political and social life in a new country for a person stemming from a culture that embodies ...
Niclas Berggren +2 more
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Understanding the Effects of Granting Work Permits to Undocumented Immigrants
Journal of Labor EconomicsThis paper studies the legalization of 600,000 non-EU immigrants by the unexpectedly elected Spanish government following the terrorist attacks of 2004. By comparing non-EU to EU immigrants we first estimate that the policy did not lead to magnet effects.
Ferran Elias +2 more
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Limbo or Leverage? Asylum Waiting and Refugee Integration
Social Science Research NetworkIZA DP No. 15063 FEBRUARY 2022 Limbo or Leverage? Asylum Waiting and Refugee Integration* We study the impact of asylum waiting, exploiting a rapid increase in processing times for asylum seekers to Sweden.
Olof Åslund +2 more
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PLoS ONE, 2020 Using novel registry data on persons receiving asylum welfare benefits in Germany for the period from 2010 to 2016, and quasi-experimental variation induced by German allocation policies, we identify the role that the size and composition of local co ...
Felix Stips, Krisztina Kis‐Katos
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Gender Discrimination and the Sex Ratio of Immigrants
Social Science Research Network, 2022 IZA DP No. 15487 AUGUST 2022 Gender Discrimination and the Sex Ratio of Immigrants* We use data on international migration to study the causal effect of gender discrimination on the sex-ratio of immigrants to the U.S. during the 1970-2019 period.
S. Lach, N. Sicherman
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Overeducation among immigrants in Sweden: incidence, wage effects and state dependence
, 2014 The utilization and reward of the human capital of immigrants in the labor market of the host country has been studied extensively. Using Swedish register data from 2001–2008, we extend the immigrant educational mismatch literature by analyzing incidence,
Pernilla Andersson Joona +2 more
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The Effect Of Visa Exemption Policy On Indonesian Export
Jurnal Ekonomi Kuantitatif TerapanThis study examines the effect of the visa exemption policy on Indonesia’s exports, by using Staggered Difference in Difference (DID) method and Indonesia's export data to 191 partner countries in 2015 - 2019 period.
Banga Malewa, Muhhamad Halley Yudhistira
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