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Policy Brief Challenges in EU-African Migration Cooperation: West African Perspectives on Forced Return MEDAM Policy Briefs 12/2019 Download Judith Altrogge, Kwaku Arhin-Sam, Leonie Jegen ... Cooperation on the return of migrants is partially employed strategically by governments in the Gambia, Nigeria, Niger, and Senegal, though... Policy Brief Free movement in West Africa: Juxtapositions and Divergent Interests MEDAM Policy Briefs 06/2020 Download Franzisca Zanker, Leonie Jegen, Kwaku Arhin-Sam ... The coronavirus pandemic has brought international movement to a standstill, including in West Africa. In reality, however, implementation of... Journal Article The complex relationship between immigrants’ concentration, socioeconomic environment and attitudes towards immigrants in Europe Ethnic and Racial Studies 03/2020 Download Rezart Hoxhaj, Carolina Viviana Zuccotti Research has shown that positive attitudes towards immigration are often associated with a higher presence of immigrants at the local level;... Working Paper Immigrant Naturalisation, Employment and Occupational Status in Western Europe EUI Working Papers 02/2019 Download Rezart Hoxhaj, Tijana Prokic-Breuer, Maarten Vink Does citizenship facilitate access to employment and higher status jobs? Existing case studies have produced mixed results across mostly... Research Paper The Political Economy of Migration Governance in Senegal WAMiG Country Study 06/2020 Download Leonie Jegen Senegal is a destination, origin and transit country for international migration. Generally, migration and mobility are perceived as positive... Journal Article Can Labor Immigration Work for Refugees? Current History 01/2019 Download Martin Ruhs Introduction Most high-income countries make a strict distinction in their immigration poli-cies between refugees and those deemed to be labor... Working Paper Skills in African Labor Markets and Implications for Migration to Europe Kiel Working Paper 04/2020 Download Andreas Backhaus This paper assesses the potential for skilled labor migration from sub-Saharan Africa to Europe. It utilizes representative surveys from Ghana... Research Paper The Political Economy of Migration Governance in Niger WAMiG Country Study 04/2020 Download Leonie Jegen This report analyses the political economy of migration governance in Niger. The research follows a holistic understanding of migration... Research Paper The Political Economy of Migration Governance in Nigeria WAMiG Country Study 12/2019 Download Kwaku Arhin-Sam This report analyses migration politics in Nigeria, where there is growing concern about the high levels of irregular migration and human... Research Paper The Political Economy of Migration Governance in the Gambia WAMiG Country Study 11/2019 Download Judith Altrogge, Franzisca Zanker Migration is an important and contested societal issue in the Gambia, reflected in national politics. First and foremost, irregular migration... Research Paper Cultural Change and the Migration Choice IZA Discussion Papers 03/2018 Download Mauro Lanati, Alessandra Venturini Cultural differences play an important role in shaping migration patterns. The conventional proxies for cross country cultural differences... Journal Article Cultural change and the migration choice Review of World Economics 06/2021 Download Mauro Lanati, Alessandra Venturini Cultural differences play an important role in shaping migration patterns. The conventional proxies for cross country cultural differences. ... Working Paper The Import of “Cultural Goods” and Emigration: an Unexplored Relation EUI Working Papers 04/2017 Download Mauro Lanati, Alessandra Venturini The paper examines the effect of the import of cultural goods as defined by UNESCO (2009): cultural heritage, performance, visual arts, books,... Working Paper Higher economic growth in poor countries, lower migration flows to the OECD—Revisiting the migration hump with panel data Kiel Working Paper 06/2020 Download Claas Schneiderheinze, David Benček Using 35 years of data on migration flows to OECD destinations, we successfully reproduce the hump-shape in the cross-section. ... Policy Study Covid-19 Impact on International Migration: Upheaval in the Short Run, but Few Lasting Effects Kieler Beiträge zur Wirtschaftspolitik 06/2020 Download Matthias Lücke This chapter focuses on the impact of likely future travel restrictions related to COVID-19 or other infectious diseases on international... Policy Brief Regional integration and migration between low-and-middle-income countries: regional initiatives need to be strengthened Economics Discussion Papers, No 2018-82 12/2018 Download Claas Schneiderheinze, Eva Dick, Matthias Lücke ... Abstract Regional migration within Africa and other developing regions is vital for the economic development of countries of origin and... Policy Brief More financial burden-sharing for developing countries that host refugees The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal, 11 (2017-24): 1–11 09/2017 Download Matthias Lücke, Claas Schneiderheinze The authors call on G20 leaders to extend more predictable and substantial support to lowand- middle-income countries that host refugees, in... Assessment Report European and African perspectives on asylum and migration policy: Seeking common ground MEDAM Assessment Reports 04/2020 Download Matthias Lücke, Olivia Sundberg Diez, Franzisca Zanker ... The European Commission is currently finalizing its proposed New Pact on Migration and Asylum to re-start the debate on how to reform the... Policy Study Can regular replace irregular migration across the Mediterranean? CEPS Project Report 06/2019 Download Mikkel Barslund, Mattia Di Salvo, Lars Ludolph Irregular migration from Africa across the Mediterranean to the EU has become a central policy issue. ... 1 2 »
Policy Brief Nigeria at a crossroads: The political stakes of migration governance MEDAM Policy Briefs 10/2019 Download Kwaku Arhin-Sam, Franzisca Zanker Since 2014, Nigeria has outlined several initiatives on migration, including a National Migration Policy, strategies on labor migration and...
Policy Brief Challenges in EU-African Migration Cooperation: West African Perspectives on Forced Return MEDAM Policy Briefs 12/2019 Download Judith Altrogge, Kwaku Arhin-Sam, Leonie Jegen ... Cooperation on the return of migrants is partially employed strategically by governments in the Gambia, Nigeria, Niger, and Senegal, though...
Policy Brief Free movement in West Africa: Juxtapositions and Divergent Interests MEDAM Policy Briefs 06/2020 Download Franzisca Zanker, Leonie Jegen, Kwaku Arhin-Sam ... The coronavirus pandemic has brought international movement to a standstill, including in West Africa. In reality, however, implementation of...
Journal Article The complex relationship between immigrants’ concentration, socioeconomic environment and attitudes towards immigrants in Europe Ethnic and Racial Studies 03/2020 Download Rezart Hoxhaj, Carolina Viviana Zuccotti Research has shown that positive attitudes towards immigration are often associated with a higher presence of immigrants at the local level;...
Working Paper Immigrant Naturalisation, Employment and Occupational Status in Western Europe EUI Working Papers 02/2019 Download Rezart Hoxhaj, Tijana Prokic-Breuer, Maarten Vink Does citizenship facilitate access to employment and higher status jobs? Existing case studies have produced mixed results across mostly...
Research Paper The Political Economy of Migration Governance in Senegal WAMiG Country Study 06/2020 Download Leonie Jegen Senegal is a destination, origin and transit country for international migration. Generally, migration and mobility are perceived as positive...
Journal Article Can Labor Immigration Work for Refugees? Current History 01/2019 Download Martin Ruhs Introduction Most high-income countries make a strict distinction in their immigration poli-cies between refugees and those deemed to be labor...
Working Paper Skills in African Labor Markets and Implications for Migration to Europe Kiel Working Paper 04/2020 Download Andreas Backhaus This paper assesses the potential for skilled labor migration from sub-Saharan Africa to Europe. It utilizes representative surveys from Ghana...
Research Paper The Political Economy of Migration Governance in Niger WAMiG Country Study 04/2020 Download Leonie Jegen This report analyses the political economy of migration governance in Niger. The research follows a holistic understanding of migration...
Research Paper The Political Economy of Migration Governance in Nigeria WAMiG Country Study 12/2019 Download Kwaku Arhin-Sam This report analyses migration politics in Nigeria, where there is growing concern about the high levels of irregular migration and human...
Research Paper The Political Economy of Migration Governance in the Gambia WAMiG Country Study 11/2019 Download Judith Altrogge, Franzisca Zanker Migration is an important and contested societal issue in the Gambia, reflected in national politics. First and foremost, irregular migration...
Research Paper Cultural Change and the Migration Choice IZA Discussion Papers 03/2018 Download Mauro Lanati, Alessandra Venturini Cultural differences play an important role in shaping migration patterns. The conventional proxies for cross country cultural differences...
Journal Article Cultural change and the migration choice Review of World Economics 06/2021 Download Mauro Lanati, Alessandra Venturini Cultural differences play an important role in shaping migration patterns. The conventional proxies for cross country cultural differences. ...
Working Paper The Import of “Cultural Goods” and Emigration: an Unexplored Relation EUI Working Papers 04/2017 Download Mauro Lanati, Alessandra Venturini The paper examines the effect of the import of cultural goods as defined by UNESCO (2009): cultural heritage, performance, visual arts, books,...
Working Paper Higher economic growth in poor countries, lower migration flows to the OECD—Revisiting the migration hump with panel data Kiel Working Paper 06/2020 Download Claas Schneiderheinze, David Benček Using 35 years of data on migration flows to OECD destinations, we successfully reproduce the hump-shape in the cross-section. ...
Policy Study Covid-19 Impact on International Migration: Upheaval in the Short Run, but Few Lasting Effects Kieler Beiträge zur Wirtschaftspolitik 06/2020 Download Matthias Lücke This chapter focuses on the impact of likely future travel restrictions related to COVID-19 or other infectious diseases on international...
Policy Brief Regional integration and migration between low-and-middle-income countries: regional initiatives need to be strengthened Economics Discussion Papers, No 2018-82 12/2018 Download Claas Schneiderheinze, Eva Dick, Matthias Lücke ... Abstract Regional migration within Africa and other developing regions is vital for the economic development of countries of origin and...
Policy Brief More financial burden-sharing for developing countries that host refugees The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal, 11 (2017-24): 1–11 09/2017 Download Matthias Lücke, Claas Schneiderheinze The authors call on G20 leaders to extend more predictable and substantial support to lowand- middle-income countries that host refugees, in...
Assessment Report European and African perspectives on asylum and migration policy: Seeking common ground MEDAM Assessment Reports 04/2020 Download Matthias Lücke, Olivia Sundberg Diez, Franzisca Zanker ... The European Commission is currently finalizing its proposed New Pact on Migration and Asylum to re-start the debate on how to reform the...
Policy Study Can regular replace irregular migration across the Mediterranean? CEPS Project Report 06/2019 Download Mikkel Barslund, Mattia Di Salvo, Lars Ludolph Irregular migration from Africa across the Mediterranean to the EU has become a central policy issue. ...