This paper demonstrates that, since 1945, migration policies have overall become less
restrictive. Challenging common assumptions, this long-term trend is robust across most of …

This paper introduces a method and preliminary findings from a database that systematically
measures the character and stringency of immigration policies. Based on the selection of …

This paper synthesizes insights from new global data on the effectiveness of migration
policies. It investigates the complex links between migration policies and migration trends to …

This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of refugee migration, with emphasis on the
current refugee crisis. After first reviewing the institutional framework laid out by the Geneva …

We study the labour market performance of refugees vis-à-vis comparable migrants across
20 European countries and over time. In the first part of our analysis, we document that …

The attentive observer of globalization is at least intuitively aware of the centrality of the
issue of migration. Migration plays a major role in the complex (and unclear) process of …

This article elaborates a conceptual framework for assessing the character and effectiveness
of immigration policies. It argues that, to a considerable extent, the public and academic …

Combining unique, annual, bilateral data on labor flows of highly skilled immigrants for 10
OECD destinations between 2000 and 2012, with new databases comprising both unilateral …

Long established as the leading textbook on migration and used by students and scholars
alike all over the world, this fully revised and updated sixth edition continues to offer an …

High cost barriers and immigration policy restrictions prevent many low-capital migrants from
realizing their destination preferences. However, interviews with 95 Filipino domestic …