Immigration & Refugees
Immigration and Welfare State Cash Benefits: The Danish Case
IZA
This 36-page discussion paper summarizes existing evidence on welfare dependence among immigrants in Denmark and supplies new evidence with focus on the most recent years
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2012-01-09
How Immigrant Children Affect the Academic Achievement of Native Dutch Children
IZA
This 35-page discussion paper analyzes how the share of immigrant children in the classroom affects the educational attainment of native Dutch children
Education, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2012-01-09
Migration and Global Environmental Change
Government Office for Science
This 234-page UK report has examined how environmental changes will influence and interact with patterns of global human migration over the next 50 years
Climate Change & Environment, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-12-22
Parental Ethnic Identity and Educational Attainment of Second-Generation Immigrants
IZA
This 31-page discussion paper is a first attempt to explore whether immigrant parents' ethnic identity affects the next generation's human capital accumulation in the host country
Immigration & Refugees, EducationPosted: 2011-12-16
Disparities in Social Assistance Receipt between Immigrants and Natives in Sweden
IZA
This discussion paper investigates social assistance receipt among immigrants compared with receipt among natives in Sweden
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-12-09
Immigrant Participation in Welfare Benefits in the Netherlands
IZA
This 21-page discussion paper examines the degree of participation in social assistance, disability and unemployment benefits across ethnic groups using register data of the entire population in the Netherlands
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-12-09
Inside Madrassas: Understanding and Engaging with British-Muslim Faith Supplementary Schools
IPPR
A 74-page UK report presenting research that has been undertaken by IPPR to generate a stronger evidence base on the operation and impact of madrassas in the UK
Education, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-12-07
Do Admission Criteria and Economic Recessions Affect Immigrant Earnings?
IRPP
A 40-page Canadian study comparing the outcomes of skills-assessed immigrants with those of immigrants who entered in other classes, and to examine the impact of economic cycles on immigrants’ earnings
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-11-15
Responding to Migration from Complex Humanitarian Emergencies: Lessons Learned from Libya
Chatham House
This 8-page UK briefing paper spells out the lessons learned from the policy responses to the migration crisis caused by the upheaval in Libya
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-11-11
A Farewell to Open Borders? The Danish Approach
CEPS
This 14-page paper seeks to clarify a few basic elements to help counter future ‘plots’ against free movement within Europe
Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2011-11-11
Reconsidering West African Migration
DIIS
A 22-page Danish working paper that focuses on migration from poorer to richer zones in West Africa
Immigration & Refugees, RegionalPosted: 2011-11-03
Educating Imams in Europe
Dayan Center
A 4-page Israeli commentary on the difficulties of providing academic imam education in Europe
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-11-03
Divergent Trends in Citizenship Rates among Immigrants in Canada and the United States
Statistics Canada
This 37-page Canadian paper addresses two issues. First: among immigrants, is there a labour market benefit associated with becoming a citizen of the host country? Second: do differences between the Canada and the US in individual and source region characteristics of immigrants account for a widening citizenship rate gap?
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-10-19
Asylum Levels and Trends in Industrialized Countries, First Half 2011
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
This 36-page report summarizes patterns and trends in the number of individual asylum claims submitted in Europe and selected non-European countries during the first six months of 2011
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-10-19
Multilateral Resistance to Migration
IZA
This 53-page discussion paper looks at the influence exerted by other destinations on bilateral migration flows
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-09-29
Climate Change, Natural Disasters and Migration: An Empirical Analysis in Developing Countries
IZA
The aim of this 32-page discussion paper is to assess the relationship between natural disasters caused by climate change and migration by studying the migration rates and the education level in developing countries
Immigration & Refugees, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-09-09
Economics and Emigration: Trillion-Dollar Bills on the Sidewalk?
CGD
This US paper investigates why economists studying the effects of migration focus on the effects of immigration on nonmigrants in destination countries. It sketches a four-point research agenda on the effects of emigration and argues that barriers to emigration deserve a research priority that is commensurate with their likely colossal economic effects
Immigration & Refugees, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-09-08
A New Approach: Breaking the Stalemate on Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Centre for Policy Development
This 52-page report comprehensively critiques Australia’s refugee and asylum policies and finds they are inhumane, ineffective and expensive
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-08-24
Economics and Emigration: Trillion-dollar Bills on the Sidewalk?
CGD
This 32-page US working paper sketches a four-point research agenda on the effects of emigration
Immigration & Refugees, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-08-23
Trans-border Identities: A Study on the Impact of Bangladeshi and Nepali Migration to India
ICRIER
This 37-page paper deals with migration into India from adjoining neighbours and its impact on security and other issues of national interest
Immigration & Refugees, RegionalPosted: 2011-08-12
Competing for Skills: Migration Policies and Trends in New Zealand and Australia
Department of Labour - New Zealand
The aims of this 223-page New Zealand study were to compare skilled migration policies in New Zealand and Australia, look at the labour market outcomes of skilled migrants, assess recent trends in skilled migration policy, and suggest implications of these policy developments for the future of skilled migration in the two countries
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-08-10
Immigration: High Skilled vs. Low Skilled Labor?
IZA
This 23-page policy analysis paper, prepared for the Productivity Commission of Australia, explores the implications for the host country population of alternative immigration policies. The two immigration options considered are a policy based on admitting primarily high-skilled workers and another that has the effect of admitting primarily low-skilled workers. The implications for the native-born population for their aggregate level of income, the distribution of their income by skill level, and the size of the income redistribution system are considered
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-07-27
Crime Prevention Programs for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities in Australia
Australian Institute of Criminology
This 14-page Australian paper reviews the key criminal justice issues in relation to culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities and provides a summary of relevant protective and risk factors
Crime, Law & Order, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-06-22
Interculturalism: Europe and its Muslims in Search of Sound Societal Models
CEPS
This 190-page book examines the staus of multiculturalism and assimilation in respect of Muslims in Europe
Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2011-06-13
The Geography of Immigrant Skills: Educational Profiles of Metropolitan Areas
Brookings
A 32-page paper examining the vital role of immigrants in the U.S. labour market
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-06-13
Beyond Aid: Migration as a Tool for Disaster Recovery
CGD
This 4-page US policy brief explores the various legal channels through which the U.S. government could, after future overseas disasters, leverage the power of migration to help limited numbers of people
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-06-08
From Critical Watch-Dogs to Nation-Builders
DIIS
This 25-page Danish working paper considers whether a diaspora from conflict and violence can contribute to the reconstruction of the nation
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-06-07
Eight Questions about Brain Drain
IZA
This 30-page discussion paper builds upon a new wave of empirical research to answer eight key questions underlying much of the brain drain debate
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-06-07
The Impact of Labour Market Dynamics on the Return-Migration of Immigrants
IZA
A 29-page discussion paper estimating the causal effects of labour dynamics on the return decisions of new labour immigrants
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-06-07
Labor Market Effects of Immigration: Evidence from Neighborhood Data
IZA
This 22-page discussion paper combines individual-level data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) with economic and demographic postcode-level data from administrative records to analyze the effects of immigration on wages and unemployment probabilities of high- and low-skilled natives
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-05-26
Immigration and Innovation in European Regions
IZA
This 33-page discussion paper measures the impact of the size, skills, and diversity of immigration on the innovativeness of host regions
Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2011-05-18
Immigration and the Canadian Welfare State 2011
Fraser Institute
This 62-page publication provides an estimate of the fiscal burden created by recent immigration into Canada and proposes reforms to existing immigrant selection policies to eliminate the burden
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-05-18
Canadian Immigration Policy and Immigrant Economic Outcomes: Why the Differences in Outcomes between Sweden and Canada?
IZA
A 27-page discussion paper in which Canada’s immigration policy and outcomes are contrasted to the Swedish immigration experience
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-04-03
The UN Refugee Convention at 60: The Challenge for Europe
Chatham House
This 12-page UK briefing paper addresses Europe's lost reputation as a champion of the rights of the refugee
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-03-23
Policy Options to Support Climate-induced Migration
Asian Development Bank
This 15-page study underscores the urgency of developing policies, appropriate institutions and mechanisms to cope with the impact of climate change on migration
Immigration & Refugees, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-03-16
The Determinants of Labour Market Outcomes Among the Children of Immigrants
Statistics Canaada
This 40-page Canadian research paper reviews recent research on the determinants of the labour market outcomes of the children of immigrants in Canada and in the U.S.
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-03-11
Immigrant Welfare Receipt Across Europe
IZA
This 26-page discussion paper finds very little evidence that immigrants are more likely to receive welfare payments when all payments are considered together
Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2011-03-09
Preparing for Success in Canada and the United States
Statistics Canada
A 29-page Canadian research paper reviewing the recent research on the determinants of the educational attainment among the children of immigrants born in Canada and the United States, also known as the second generation. The focus is on the gap in educational attainment between the second and third-and-higher generations
Education, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-02-23
The Current State of Multiculturalism in Canada
Department of Citizenship and Immigration - Canada
This 38-page Canadian report was commissioned to determine which multiculturalism issues are important nationwide and require the development of further research
Social Policy, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-02-21
Supporting Women From CALD Backgrounds Who Are Victims/survivors of Sexual Violence
The Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault
This brief aims to raise awareness of the circumstances of refugee and immigrant women who are survivors of sexual violence as they establish new lives in Australia
Immigration & Refugees, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-02-21
Balancing Exclusion, Prosecution and Non-refoulement
Centre for European Studies - Australia
A 43-page Australian working paper considering to what extent the Dutch government has been successful in balancing the three imperatives of exclusion, prosecution and non-refoulement in respect of refugees
Immigration & Refugees, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-02-18
Immigration and the Occupational Choice of Natives
IZA
This 43-page discussion paper evaluates the impact of immigration on the labor market outcomes of natives in France over the period 1962-1999
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-02-14
Transatlantic Trends: Immigration 2010.
Transatlantic Trends et al.
A 43-page report on North American and Eoropean attitudes towards immigration
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-02-10
We Dream A World: The 2025 Vision for Black Men and Boys
CLASP
This 60-page US report identifies concrete policy solutions to close educational achievement gaps, ensure workforce success, reduce health disparities, improve conditions for low-income fathers and improve the overall well being of black men, their families, and communities
Social Policy, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-01-28
Seeking Asylum: Australia’s Humanitarian Program
Parliamentary Library - Australia
A 34-page backgrounder tracking the development of Australia’s humanitarian responses
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-01-27
Is the Minimum Wage a Pull Factor for Immigrants?
IZA
This 25-page discussion paper studies the impact of the minimum wage on immigration
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-01-17
When Home Affairs Becomes Foreign Policy
SWP
This 4-page German commentary draws lessons from the EU's immigration policy towards its neighbours in North Africa and Eastern Europe
European Union, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-01-13
Ethnic Minorities in the European Union: An Overview
IZA
This 41-page discussion paper sheds light on the labour market situation of ethnic minorities in the European Union
Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2011-01-10
Children of Immigrants: Economic Well-Being
Urban Institute
This 8-page US brief focuses on immigrant families’ incomes, economic wellbeing, and use of public benefits
Immigration & Refugees, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-01-07
Meeting the Needs of Australian Muslim Families: Exploring Marginalisation, Family Issues and 'Best Practice' in Service Provision
SPRC
This 143-page Australian paper presents the results of a research project aiming to enhance understanding of the needs of marginalised Muslim families and to develop 'best practice' in addressing these needs
Social Policy, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-12-09
European Integration and Labour Migration
EIoP
This 24-page paper studies how European integration might affect the migration of workers in the enlarged EU
Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2010-12-03
Inter-ethnic Marriage and Partner Satisfaction
IZA
This 18-page discussion paper investigates immigrant assortative mating and relationship satisfaction
Families, Children & Youth, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-11-24
Narrating Atrocity: Uses of Evidence in the Political Asylum Process
DIIS
A 21-page Danish working paper exploring the disconnect between asylum law and human rights
Immigration & Refugees, Human RightsPosted: 2010-11-12
Partnership: A New EU Approach to Fighting Irregular Immigration?
SWP
A 4-page German commentary on the EU\'s struggle to control illegal immigration
Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2010-11-10
Australia's Migration Program
Australian Parliamentary Library Research and Information Service
This 18-page background note examines the change in focus from increasing Australia's population to meeting the labour needs of the economy
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-10-11
The Challenge of Muslim Integration in Europe
INSS
This Israeli article examines the question of Muslim integration in Europe
Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2010-10-11
The Rise and Fall of the “Migrant Superhero” and the New “Deportee Trash”
DIIS
This Danish working paper examines different facets of status ofthe migrant worker
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-10-10
The Economic Consequences of "Brain Drain" of the Best and Brightest: Microeconomic Evidence from Five Countries
IZA
This 45-page discussion paper presents the results of surveys which tracked academic high-achievers from five countries to wherever they moved in the world in order to directly measure at the micro level the channels through which high-skilled emigration affects the sending country
Immigration & Refugees, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-08-29
Migration and Culture
IZA
This 30-page discussion paper is concerned with how culture manifests itself in the migration process for three groups of actors: the migrants, those remaining in the sending areas, and people already living in the recipient locations
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-08-29
Experimental Approaches in Migration Studies
World Bank
A 26-page research report into methods for identifying the impacts of potential migration for individuals or their families
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-08-26
Crimes against Humanity in Western Burma: The Situation of the Rohingyas
Irish Centre for Human Rights
A 154-page report on the persecution of a minority Muslim group in Burma
Human Rights, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-08-12
The Effects of School Quality in the Origin on the Payoff to Schooling for Immigrants
IZA
This 51-page discussion paper examines whether the differential in payoff to schooling between immigrant and native children is related to the quality of the schooling immigrants acquired abroad
Education, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-08-03
Climate Change, Migration, and Conflict: Receiving Communities under Pressure
GMF
One of a series of eight eight background papers investigating the causes and repercussions of environmental migration
Climate Change & Environment, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-07-22
Multiple Citizenship, Identity and Entitlement in Canada
IRPP
This 36-page study examines the issue of multiple citizenship
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-07-14
Mapping Social Cohesion: 2009 Scanlon Foundation Report
Grattan Institute
The 14-page transcript of an Australian seminar focusing on contemporary immigration and immigrant’s experiences of connectedness, social justice, sense of belonging and worth
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-07-08
Cargo Cult in Africa: Remittances and the State in Tanzania
DIIS
This 23-page Danish working paper explores the current celebration of remittances in Tanzania as a magic bullet for the creation of development and economic growth
International Development, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-07-01
Après Nous Le Déluge: Fertility and the Intensity of Struggle against Immigration
CESifo
An 18-page working paper investigating why host countries allocate very limited resources to the struggle against illegal immigration
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-06-16
Development on the Move: Measuring and Optimising Migration’s Economic and Social Impacts
IPPR
The 11-page executive summary of a UK study examining a wide range of migration’s impacts on development, by conducting primary research in seven countries
International Development, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-05-31
Development on the Move
IPPR
This 11-page executive summary of a UK report argues that migration should not be viewed as a 'problem' for development
International Development, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-05-20
The Limits to Limits: Is a cap on Immigration a Viable Policy for the UK?
IPPR
This 17-page UK briefing is an attempt to work through the implications of a cap on immigration to the UK
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-05-03
Immigrants at New Destinations: How They Fare and Why
IZA
This discussion paper identifies the determinants of immigrants’ earnings in the Portuguese labour market
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-04-29
Migration and Networks: Does Education Matter More than Gender?
CESifo
This 44-page paper looks at the impact of networks on international migration flows to OECD countries. In particular, we look at whether diaspora effects are different across education levels and gender
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-04-23
Show Me the Money (and Opportunity)
IPPR
This UK article describes recent work to better understand both brain drain — the departure of skilled migrants from their place of origin to another country — and brain circulation, defined here as skilled people returning to their home countries
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-04-23
Does Immigration Induce 'Native Flight' from Public Schools? Evidence from a Large Scale Voucher Program
IZA
A 31-page discussion paper examining the correlation between ethnic heterogeneity due to immigration and the propensity of opting out from public schools for private alternatives
Education, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-04-13
The Limits to Limits: Is a Cap on Immigration a Viable Policy for the UK?
IPPR
This 17-page briefing is an attempt to work through the implications of a cap on immigration to the UK
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-04-07
Unions and Upward Mobility for Immigrant Workers,"
CEPR
A 16-page US study of the effects of unionization on immigrant workers
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-03-25
Workers without Borders? Culture, Migration and the Political Limits to Globalization
CESifo
This 40-page working paper examines the role of cultural factors in driving the politics and shape of migration policy
Immigration & Refugees, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2010-03-18
An Immigration System Where Everybody Wins
EPI
A US article indicating that research makes a strong case that immigration brings economic benefits not just for individual immigrant workers and their families, but also for native-born workers
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-03-12
Transferability of Human Capital and Immigrant Assimilation: An Analysis for Germany
IZA
This 33-page discussion paper investigates the transferability of human capital across countries and the contribution of imperfect human capital portability to the explanation of the immigrant-native wage gap
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-03-04
The Sri Lankan Tamil Diaspora after the LTTE
Crisis Group
This 34-page report examines political dynamics within the Tamil diaspora since May 2009, as Tamils abroad adapt to the LTTE’s defeat
Governance & Politics, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-02-24
Returning to the Question of a Wage Premium for Returning Migrants
IZA
A 22-page discussion papere stimating the extent to which people who have emigrated from Ireland and returned earn more relative to comparable people who have never lived abroad
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-02-24
Immigration and Wages: Methodological Advancements Confirm Modest Gains for Native Workers
EPI
A 29-page US briefing paper shows that immigration has a small positive effect on wages for native-born workers, including less educated workers
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-02-07
A Labor Mobility Agenda for Development
CGDev
This 28-page US paper argues that every rich country should consider its immigration policy to be part of its international development policy, and vice versa
International Development, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-01-29
Factors Affecting Participation in Assisted Voluntary Return Programmes and Successful Reintegration: A Review of the Evidence
Home Office - UK
A 23-page UK report on factors affecting participation in assisted voluntary return programmes for asylum seekers and others
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-15
Cultural Integration in Germany
IZA
This 57-page discussion paper investigates the integration processes of immigrants in Germany by comparing certain immigrant groups to natives differentiating by gender and immigrant generation
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-15
Developing a New Zealand Settlement Knowledge Base
Department of Labour - New Zealand
This 43-page report is the second of a significant settlement research project that aims to identify and measure indicators for the systematic approach that the New Zealand Government has implemented. This approach aims to strengthen settlement outcomes for new migrants and refugees who have come to live and work in New Zealand
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-11
Beyond Stockholm: Overcoming the Inconsistencies of Immigration Policy
EPC
This 98-page working paper offers suggestions about a future European immigration and asylum policy
Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2010-01-11
Muslims in Europe: A Report on 11 EU Cities
OSI
This 341-page US report captures a snapshot of the experiences of Muslim communities in selected neighborhoods in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, Antwerp, Berlin and Hamburg, Copenhagen, Leicester and Waltham Forest–London, Marseille and Paris, and Stockholm
Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2010-01-07
Asylum and Immigration Cooperation after Lisbon
SWP
This 4-page German commentary takes a critical look at the prospects for reform in European asylum and migration policy
Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2010-01-04
Migrants and the Global Financial Crisis
CEIP
This 8-page US policy brief explains how the global financial crisis has disproportionately affected migrants
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2009-12-22
Why and How Does Source Country Matter? The Effects of Home Countries and Immigrant Communities on Foreign-Born Student Achievement
IESP
A 28-page US working paper exploring the effect of the economic conditions of source countries and the human capital characteristics of coethnic immigrant communities on foreign-born students' reading and math achievement
Education, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2009-12-09
Immigration, Income and Productivity of Host Countries:
CEPII
This 41-page French working paper investigates the contribution of immigration to income and productivity of host countries
Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2009-11-19
Right-Wing Extremism and the Well-Being of Immigrants
CESifo
This 25-page working paper analyzes the effects of right-wing extremism on the well-being of immigrants based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) for the years 1984 to 2006 merged with state-level information on election outcomes
Immigration & Refugees, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-11-19
Immigration, Citizenship, and the Size of Government
IZA
A 36-page discussion paper analyzing the political sustainability of the welfare state in an environment where immigration is the main demographic force and where governments are able to influence the size and skill composition of immigration flows
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-11-15
Peers, Neighborhoods and Immigrant Student Achievement: Evidence from a Placement Policy
IZA
A 29-page discussion paper studying the causes of underperformance by immigrant students
Immigration & Refugees, EducationPosted: 2009-11-13
The Economic Situation of First- and Second-Generation Immigrants in France, Germany, and the UK
IZA
This 41-page discussion paper presents and discusses comparative evidence on the performance of first- and second-generation immigrants in these three European countries in terms of education, earnings, and employment
Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2009-11-12
Oppositional Identities and Employment for Ethnic Minorities: Evidence from England
IZA
This 27-page discussion paper aims to analyze the potential trade-off for ethnic minorities between sticking to their own roots and labour market success
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-11-12
The Externalisation of the EU’s Labour Immigration Policy: Towards Mobility or Insecurity Partnerships?
CEPS
This 43-page working paper looks at the dynamics affecting the external dimensions of the EU’s labour immigration policy. It assesses the role and functions of mobility partnerships as a mechanism for governing circular migration schemes that allow the temporary movement of individuals for employment purposes between EU member states and non-EU countries
Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2009-11-02
Iraq's New Reality: The Impact of Conflict on Minorities, Refugees, and the Internally Displaced
Stimson, CIGI
This 15-page US report considers the status of Iraq's most vulnerable populations and the challenges they face
Internal Displacement, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2009-10-29
Skilled Migration: Boon or Bane? The Role of Policy Intervention
DIIS
A 22-page Danish working paper on the brain drain and the role of policy intervention
Immigration & Refugees, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-10-27