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This page is maintained by Martin Kahanec and Martin Guzi. The Migration Program Area focuses on the many dimensions of the growing international and internal migration. It is concerned with the determinants of the supply and demand for migration, including immigration law and the legal status of migrants. It is also interested in the many aspects of the adjustment of the migrants and their descendants in the destination, including public policies regarding absorption and assimilation. Moreover, the program area is concerned with the impact of the migration on both the origin and the destination. The implications of the analyses for immigration policy, absorption and assimilation policy, and other public policies will also be developed. |
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Amelie F. Constant,Deputy Program Director, DIW DC, George Washington University
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Martin Kahanec,Deputy Program Director, IZA
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Highlights
News- L. Alan Winters in Euroasylum's Monthly Policy Interviews on Migration Policy [view text]- Amelie Constant in AICGS Advisor: "Women and Entrepreneurship in Germany" [view text] - George Borjas testifies before U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions [view text] - Barry R. Chiswick in New York Times: "The Worker Next Door" [view text] - Barry R. Chiswick, Richard B. Freeman and Harry J. Holzer testify before U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee [view text] - Amelie Constant in AICGS Advisor: "Immigration at a Critical Juncture" [view text] - Klaus F. Zimmermann in IZA Compact: "Immigration Policy at a Crossroads?" (p. 16) [view text] |
Migration Topic WeekThe "Migration Topic Week" is a newly initiated gathering of migration scholars at IZA.The idea is to create a new forum of discussions on migration, to provide the opportunities to have useful interactions and engage in long discussions with both young scholars and seasoned researchers in migration, to have highly stimulating and provocative meetings, to brainstorm, and to converge to possible fruitful collaborations. This forum is not confined to the constrained format of a conference or a workshop. We especially invite researchers who want to work together on migration projects during this week. We expect to have longer lectures from the participants and end the week with our Annual Migration Meeting (participants may also present or discuss papers at the AM˛). All participants are expected to interface and have an active role during the week and at the AM˛. This first "Migration Topic Week" took place at IZA on May 13-21, 2006. It was bookended by the 2nd Migrant Ethnicity Meeting (MEM) (May 14-16), in conjunction with a meeting of practitioners, and the 3rd Annual Migration Meeting (AM˛) (May 20-21). Participants in the Migration topic week were involved in both meetings and served as discussants to one or both meetings [view photo gallery]. |
The Julian Simon LectureThe Annual Migration Meeting (AM2) established the Julian Simon Keynote Lecture in honor of Julian Simon, in recognition of his research on the economic effects of population change.2004 Lecture: Don J. DeVoretz, "Immigration Policy: Methods and Assessment" [download PDF] 2005 Lecture: Klaus F. Zimmermann, "Fortress Europe: The Price of Being Closed" 2006 Lecture: Timothy J. Hatton, "Should We Have a WTO for International Migration?" [download PDF] 2007 Lecture: Barry R. Chiswick, "The Economics of Language" [download PDF] 2008 Lecture: Sara de la Rica, "Immigration in Spain: Facts, Economic Outcomes and Lessons" [download PDF] 2009 Lecture: Jeffrey G. Williamson, "Vanishing Third World Emigrants?" [download PDF] |
The Board of Transatlantic AdvisersThe Board of Transatlantic Advisers comprises some of the most influential academicians and policy intellectuals with profound expertise on current labor and migration challenges from both sides of the Atlantic. The main role of the Board is to inform IZA's research agenda by firmly connecting it to the critical scientific and policy issues in the areas of migration, immigrant integration, and the associated transatlantic challenges. The IZA's Migration Program Area frequently consults its research projects with David G. Blanchflower (UK), Barry R. Chiswick (US), Jose Manuel Fresno-Garcia (Spain), Guillermina Jasso (US), Douglas S. Massey (US) and Rita Süssmuth (Germany). |
Events
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30.07.2010 - 31.07.2010 |
IZA Workshop: Legal and Illicit Immigration: Theory, Empirics and Policy | IZA, Bonn | 15.02.2010 |
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02.06.2010 - 06.06.2010 |
Seventh IZA Annual Migration Meeting (AM˛) and Third IZA Migration Topic Week | IZA, Bonn | 01.03.2010 |
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Projects
EU Enlargement and the Labor Markets
| Funded by: IZA Project Start: 2006/11/01 Project End: 2011/12/31 | |
| Project leader(s): | Martin Kahanec (IZA), Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA, DIW Berlin and Bonn University) |
| Participants: | Anzelika Zaiceva (IZA and University of Bologna), Holger Hinte (IZA) |
| Short Description: | This Migration Program research sub-area combines IZA's internal scientific potential with the expertise of external researchers to address two primary scientific objectives. First, we assess the effects of the 2004 and 2007 EU enlargements on the labor markets of the fifteen original member states as well as the ten new members from Central and Eastern Europe. The second objective is to evaluate the different immigration policies adopted by the original member states towards immigrants from the new member states. To foster collaboration with external experts on achieving these objectives, the IZA Expert Network on EU Enlargement and the Labor Markets has been established. The network is coordinated by Martin Kahanec and currently involves nine members (Alan Barrett, Ireland; Denis Fougere, France; Marek Gora, Poland; Joop Hartog, The Netherlands; Timothy J. Hatton, The UK; Mihails Hazans, Latvia; Peder J. Pedersen, Denmark; Sara de la Rica, Spain; and Eskil Wadensjö, Sweden). |
Study on Active Inclusion of Migrants
| Funded by: European Commission Project Start: 2009/07/15 Project End: 2011/01/15 | |
| Project leader(s): | Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA, DIW Berlin and Bonn University), Martin Kahanec (IZA), Alan Barrett (ESRI, Dublin and IZA) |
| Short Description: | The overriding objective of this study is to provide the European Commission with expert assessment of the main trends in the situation of migrants with regards to social assistance and access to social services, in-depth analysis of the main determinants of these trends and rigorous account of the mutual interaction of migration policies and social assistance policies. |
Recent Discussion Papers
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| 4745 | Jennifer Hunt | Which Immigrants Are Most Innovative and Entrepreneurial? Distinctions by Entry Visa | February 2010 |  |
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| 4744 | Jiong Tu | The Effect of Enclave Residence on the Labour Force Activities of Immigrants in Canada | February 2010 | |
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| 4743 | Oliver Falck, Stephan Heblich, Alfred Lameli, Jens Suedekum | Dialects, Cultural Identity, and Economic Exchange | February 2010 | |
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| 4742 | Alexander M. Danzer, Firat Yaman | Ethnic Concentration and Language Fluency of Immigrants in Germany | February 2010 | |
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| 4741 | Leo Kaas, Christian Manger | Ethnic Discrimination in Germany's Labour Market: A Field Experiment | February 2010 | |
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| 4737 | Simone Bertoli, Jesús Fernández-Huertas Moraga, Francesc Ortega | Immigration Policies and the Ecuadorian Exodus | February 2010 | |
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| 4736 | Alan Barrett, Jean Goggin | Returning to the Question of a Wage Premium for Returning Migrants | February 2010 | |
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| 4735 | Martin Kahanec, Michael P. Shields | The Working Hours of Immigrants in Germany: Temporary versus Permanent | January 2010 | |
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| 4716 | Leilanie Basilio, Thomas Bauer | Transferability of Human Capital and Immigrant Assimilation: An Analysis for Germany | January 2010 | |
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| 4715 | Ariel Kalil, Magne Mogstad, Mari Rege, Mark Votruba | Divorced Fathers' Proximity and Children's Long Run Outcomes: Evidence from Norwegian Registry Data | January 2010 | |
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| 4693 | Luis Diaz-Serrano | Do Legal Immigrants and Natives Compete in the Labour Market? Evidence from Catalonia | January 2010 | |
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| 4688 | Catia Batista, Pedro C. Vicente | Do Migrants Improve Governance at Home? Evidence from a Voting Experiment | January 2010 | |
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| 4682 | Dennis Coates, T. H. Gindling | Are Hispanic Immigrant Families Reviving the Economies of America's Small Towns? | January 2010 | |
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| 4677 | Mutlu Yuksel | Intergenerational Mobility of Immigrants in Germany: Moving with Natives or Stuck in their Neighborhoods? | December 2009 | |
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| 4675 | Amelie F. Constant, Olga Nottmeyer, Klaus F. Zimmermann | Cultural Integration in Germany | December 2009 | |
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| 4668 | Maëlys de la Rupelle, Deng Quheng, Shi Li, Thomas Vendryes | Land Rights Insecurity and Temporary Migration in Rural China | December 2009 | |
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| 4660 | Amelie F. Constant, Martin Kahanec, Ulf Rinne, Klaus F. Zimmermann | Ethnicity, Job Search and Labor Market Reintegration of the Unemployed | December 2009 | |
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| 4659 | Ruth Uwaifo Oyelere, Maharouf Oyolola | Welfare Usage in the U.S.: Does Immigrant Birthplace and Immigration Status Matter? | December 2009 | |
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| 4655 | Alpaslan Akay | Dynamics of the Employment Assimilation of First-Generation Immigrant Men in Sweden: Comparing Dynamic and Static Assimilation Models with Longitudinal Data | December 2009 | |
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| 4651 | Pramod N. (Raja) Junankar | Was there a Skills Shortage in Australia? | December 2009 | |
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Selected Publications
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| Thomas Bauer, Klaus F. Zimmermann | The Economics of Migration, Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham: 2002. |
| Klaus F. Zimmermann, Amelie Constant | How Labor Migrants Fare, Springer-Verlag: Berlin, et al. 2004, 424 pages. |
| Torben Tranćs, Klaus F. Zimmermann | Migrants, Work, and the Welfare State, University Press of Southern Denmark: Odense 2004, 436 pages. |
| Barry R. Chiswick | The Economics of Immigration, Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham, UK 2005, 424 pages. |
| Klaus F. Zimmermann, Holger Hinte | Zuwanderung und Arbeitsmarkt. Deutschland und Dänemark im Vergleich (Immigration and the Labor Market. Germany and Denmark in Comparison), Springer-Verlag: Berlin et al. 2005, 322 pages. |
| Klaus F. Zimmermann | European Migration: What Do We Know?, Oxford University Press: Oxford/New York 2005, 653 pages. |
| Solomon Polachek, Carmel U. Chiswick, Hillel Rapoport | The Economics of Immigration and Social Diversity, Vol. 24 (Research in Labor Economics), JAI Press: Greenwich, CT 2006, 488 pages. |
| Klaus F. Zimmermann, Thomas Bauer, Holger Bonin, René Fahr, Holger Hinte | Migrant Labor Demand in the Face of High Unemployment. An Economic Integration Concept for Germany, Springer-Verlag: Berlin et al. 2007. |
| Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller | The Economics of Language, Routledge: 2007, 598 pages. |
| Holger Hinte, Klaus F. Zimmermann, Ernst Fehr, Holger Bonin | Immigration Policy and the Labor Market: The German Experience and Lessons for Europe , Springer: Berlin et al. 2007. |
| Carmel U. Chiswick | Economics of American Judaism, Routledge: 2008, 208 pages. |
| Robert W. Fairlie, Alicia M. Robb | Race and Entrepreneurial Success: Black-, Asian- and White-Owned Businesses in the United States, The MIT Press: 2008, 256 pages. |
| Don J. DeVoretz | Economics of Citizenship in the Old and New World , Malmo: IMER: 2008. |
| Pieter Bevelander, Don J. DeVoretz | The Economics of Citizenship, MIM: Malmo University: 2008, 176 pages. |
| Martin Kahanec, Klaus F. Zimmermann | EU Labor Markets after Post-Enlargement Migration , Springer Verlag: Berlin 2009, 320 pages. |
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| Amelie Constant, Klaus F. Zimmermann | "Immigrant Performance and Selective Immigration Policy: A European Perspective", in: National Institute Economic Review, 2005, 194/4, 4-15. |
| Klaus F. Zimmermann | "European Labour Mobility: Challenges and Potentials", in: De Economist, 2005, 153 (4), 1-26. |
| Barry R. Chiswick, Yew Liang Lee, Paul W. Miller | "Immigrant Earnings: A Longitudinal Analysis", in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2005, 51 (4), 485-503. |
| Amelie Constant, Klaus F. Zimmermann | "The Making of Entrepreneurs in Germany: Are Native Men and Immigrants Alike?", in: Small Business Economics, 2006, 26/3, 279-300. |
| Don J. DeVoretz, Sergiy Pivnenko | "The Economic Causes and Consequences of Canadian Citizenship", in: Journal of Immigration and Integration, 2006, 6 (3/4), 435-468. |
| Amelie Constant | "Female Proclivity to the World of Business", in: Kyklos, 2006, 59 (4), 465-480. |
| Amelie Constant, Yochanan Shachmurove | "Entrepreneurial ventures and wage differentials between Germans and immigrants", in: International Journal of Manpower, 2006, 27(3), 208-229. |
| Amelie Constant, Yochanan Shachmurove, Klaus F. Zimmermann | "What Makes an Entrepreneur and Does It Pay? Native Men, Turks, and Other Migrants in Germany", in: International Migration, 2007 (forthcoming). |
Useful Links
| IZA - Additional Web Resources on the Topics of Migration | |||
| IZA - Database for Migration Literature | |||
| Migration Data Bases | |||
| Volkswagen Foundation Initiative on Migration and Integration | |||