Given the uncertainty over the post-Brexit immigration system between the UK and EU, how
are new migration regulations affecting labor markets? Existing studies indicate that the …

This paper revisits the effect of brain drain on development and inequality using a two-sector
model with formal and informal labor markets. Contrary to existing studies, we use a search …

In 2015–2016 Germany experienced a wave of predominantly low-skilled refugee
immigration. We evaluate its macroeconomic and distributional effects using a quantitative …

We provide empirical evidence suggesting that net migration shocks can have substantial
demand effects, potentially acting like positive Keynesian supply shocks. Using monthly …

What is the role of emigration in a deep recession when the government implements fiscal
consolidation? To answer this question, we build a small open economy New Keynesian …

In this study we investigate the link between the job search channels used to find
employment and the probability of occupational mismatch. Our specific focus is on …

The paper establishes a new link between fiscal tightening and the vertical skills mismatch
rate, defined as the share of over-qualified workers. Using cross-country evidence for …

We analyse whether natives correctly assess the effects of immigration on their own labour
market opportunities. We relate self-reported job loss and job finding probabilities to the …

Asylum policies are interdependent across countries: policy choices in one country can
affect refugee flows into neighbouring countries and may provoke policy changes there, in …

This paper studies the assimilation of ethnic minority individuals to the native labor market
and the impact of integration policies on assimilation. In our theoretical model, ethnic …