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

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

Abstract Regional migration within Africa and other developing regions is vital for the economic development of countries of origin and destination

Research has shown that positive attitudes towards immigration are often associated with a higher presence of immigrants at the local level; however, this relationship might not apply everywhere.

Does citizenship facilitate access to employment and higher status jobs? In the paper, the authors analyse the labour market outcomes of immigrants who have naturalised in 13 West European countries.

Surprisingly little attention has been given to an integrated understanding of the interaction between ethnicity, gender and parental household’s employment status affecting young people’s educational and labour market outcomes.

Does citizenship facilitate access to employment and higher status jobs? Existing case studies have produced mixed results across mostly single case studies in Europe and North America.

This paper aims to understand the drivers of immigrant integration at the local level: why are some areas more successful at integrating immigrants? To what extent can observable local economic and demographic characteristics, or the concentration...

Proper management of migration across the Mediterranean Sea requires close cooperation between the EU and African countries.

Irregular migration from Africa across the Mediterranean to the EU has become a central policy issue.