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 …

We performed a systematic review of literature on violence and related health concerns
among asylum seekers in high-income host countries. We extracted data from 23 peer …

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 …

This chapter outlines the general developments of migration within and towards Europe as
well as patterns of settlement of migrants since the 1950s. We take as our starting point the …

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 …

The effectiveness of migration policies has been widely contested in the face of their
supposed failure to steer immigration and their hypothesized unintended, counter …

Most labor economics textbooks pay little attention to actual labor markets, taking as
reference a perfectly competitive market in which losing a job is not a big deal. The …

Despite a growing interest in migration questions, it is still not possible to systematically
analyse immigration policies across time and a large number of countries. Most studies in …

The recent asylum crisis has highlighted the inadequacies of European asylum policies. The
existing asylum system, which encourages migrants to make hazardous maritime or …

The European migration crisis of 2015–2016 and the migrants from Central America
gathering on the US border since 2017 have created headlines and presented challenges …