International student flows from emerging and developing countries have grown tremendously over the last decades. ...

Senegal is a destination, origin and transit country for international migration. Generally, migration and mobility are perceived as...

The coronavirus pandemic has brought international movement to a standstill, including in West Africa. In reality, however,...

Border measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 through international travel such as mandatory tests or quarantine requirements will...

Summary African countries have imposed harsh lockdowns to stop the spread of Covid-19. These lockdowns immediately worsen the...

Using 35 years of data on migration flows to OECD destinations, we successfully reproduce the hump-shape in the cross-section. ...

The study reviews existing research on the impact of refugees on residents’ livelihoods in host communities in developing countries. ...

This report analyses the political economy of migration governance in Niger. The research follows a holistic understanding of...

The European Commission is currently finalizing its proposed New Pact on Migration and Asylum to re-start the debate on how to reform...

Reducing irregular migration from Africa to Europe is one important objective of the new European Commission in its relations with...

This paper assesses the potential for skilled labor migration from sub-Saharan Africa to Europe. It utilizes representative surveys...

Abstract Managing migration across the EU’s external border requires a comprehensive policy response. For policies to be effective,...

Research has shown that positive attitudes towards immigration are often associated with a higher presence of immigrants at the local...

Within the framework of a second funding by the Mercator Foundation, the MEDAM project will run until the end of 2022. ...

Political trust matters for citizens’ policy preferences but existing research has not yet considered whether this effect depends on...

Migration data remains scarce, particularly in the context of developing countries. We demonstrate how geo-referenced online search...

This report analyses migration politics in Nigeria, where there is growing concern about the high levels of irregular migration and...

Since policymakers increasingly regard foreign aid as a means to manage international flows of migrants, it is important to obtain...

Cooperation on the return of migrants is partially employed strategically by governments in the Gambia, Nigeria, Niger, and Senegal,...

We conducted a field experiment to evaluate the impact of job-search assistance on the employment of recently arrived refugees in...