Abstract Migration aspirations lie at the heart of self-selection into migration. In this paper, we study three questions: How do individual,...

The 2022 MEDAM Assessment Report concludes six years of research, policy analysis, and interaction with stakeholders by the Mercator Dialogue...

Abstract Studies analysing the pattern of international refugee flows have so far focussed on movements to OECD destinations, even though the...

Using a survey experiment in Uganda and Senegal, the working paper explores both attitudes towards immigrants in general and towards specific...

This paper discusses why and how public attitudes should matter in regulating asylum and refugee protection in rich democracies, with a focus...

Abstract Tackling the root causes of migration from developing countries through development cooperation has been suggested as an essential...

Policy makers who aim at reducing migration pressures are well advised to create opportunities for local economic development. By providing...

Abstract Debates on the extent to which developing countries suffer from a brain drain often focus on the emigration of locally scarce health...

Cultural differences play an important role in shaping migration patterns. The conventional proxies for cross country cultural differences.

The 2021 MEDAM Assessment Report analyses the major changes proposed by the New Pact, the progress achieved thus far in negotiations, and...

Abstract What preferences do people have for cooperation between high and lower-income countries on irregular migration and refugee...

This paper focuses on African policy positions on migration to Europe and towards cooperation on migration with the EU and its Member States.

The journal article provides analysis of the structure of public preferences for asylum and refugee policy, a highly politicized policy area...

This paper uses geographically disaggregated data to investigate the role of foreign aid as a pull factor for internal migration in Malawi...

The concept of ‘EU return sponsorships’ is one of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum’s central and most novel proposals. It may also prove...

Migration entered the G20 agenda only at the Antalya summit in 2015. At that time, the presence of several million Syrian refugees in Turkey...

Key Messages The link between the spatial concentration of immigrants and attitudes toward immigrants is an important concern when asylum...

Abstract Debates on the extent to which developing countries suffer from a brain drain often focus on the emigration of locally scarce health...

Does citizenship facilitate access to employment and higher status jobs? In the paper, the authors analyse the labour market outcomes of...

To increase legal labour migration pathways, including for lower-skilled workers, the Pact proposes greater and more effective cooperation...