Taking stock of the different financial instruments the EU has at its disposal, the book looks at their potential use to address the root causes of irregular migration and refugee inflows.
Exploring the mechanisms through which foreign aid might affect migration decisions, we run gravity-type regressions for the short impact and late impact aid. We find a strongly negative impact of late-impact aid, which suggests that donors may be able to dampen migrant inflows by focusing on improved public services.
The challenges in asylum and migration policy require a comprehensive approach with broad support by all EU member states. In our assessment report we propose a strategy based on the concept of ‘flexible solidarity’.
Trade preferences provide a potential policy tool for supporting the integration of refugees in countries of first asylum. This policy brief discusses the conditions under which trade preferences can be effective and puts forward concrete policy recommendations.
How can the responsibility for refugees be distributed more fairly – globally and within the EU? And how can we curb irregular migration while expanding legal immigration to the benefit of all concerned? These and other questions are addressed in the first MEDAM assessment report.
