Project

Essays on the Economics of Migration

Client: Internal (Dissertation Project)
Project period: 2012 - 2016
Research Areas:
Project team: Judith Saurer

Tasks

This doctoral dissertation analyzes on a microeconomic level two aspects of migration. On the one hand it looks at the effects of a sudden inflow of immigrants on the attitudes and voting behaviour of the native population. On the other hand it looks at the integration of immigrants in their host country.

Methods

Various microeconometric methods used to identify causal effects.

Data sources

Census, GSOEP, ALLBUS others