TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Hatton, Timothy J.
        TI  - Refugee and Asylum Migration to the OECD: A Short Overview
        PY  - 2012/Nov/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 7004
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp7004
        AB  - This paper provides an overview of asylum migration from poor strife-prone countries to the OECD since the 1950s. I examine the political and economic factors in source countries that generate refugees and asylum seekers. Particular attention is given to the rising trend of asylum applications up to the 1990s, and the policy backlash that followed. I consider the political economy of restrictive asylum policies, especially in EU countries, as well as the effectiveness of those policies in deterring asylum seekers. The paper concludes with an outline of the assimilation of refugees in host country labour markets.
        KW  - asylum policy
KW  - asylum migration
KW  - refugees
        ER  -