The seminar will be held next summer semester on May 11/12, 2023.

Topics:

Part I: Refugee immigration

1) Refugee immigration and local labor markets

• Gehrsitz, M. and Ungerer, M., 2022. Jobs, Crime and Votes: A Short-run Evaluation of the Refugee Crisis in Germany. Economica, 89(355), 592-626.

• Borjas, G.J. and Monras, J., 2017. The labour market consequences of refugee supply shocks. Economic Policy, 32(91), 361-413.

• Becker, S.O. and Ferrara, A., 2019. Consequences of forced migration: A survey of recent findings. Warwick Research Archive Portal, Working Paper.

2) Refugee integration I

• Brell, C., Dustmann C. and Preston, I., 2020. The labor market integration of refugee migrants in high-income countries. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 34(1), 94-121. (specifically pp. 101-111)

• Fasani, F., Frattini, T. and Minale, L., 2021. Lift the ban? Initial employment restrictions and refugee labour market outcomes. Journal of the European Economic Association, 19(5), 2803-2854.

3) Refugee integration II

• Brell, C., Dustmann C. and Preston, I., 2020. The labor market integration of refugee migrants in high-income countries. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 34(1), 94-121. (specifically pp. 111-115)

• Andersen, L.H., Dustmann, C. and Landersø, R., 2019. Lowering welfare benefits: Intended and unitended consequences for migrants and their families. The Roockwoll Foundation Research Unit, Working Paper 138.

• Jaschke, P., Sardoschau, S. and Tabellini, M., 2022. Scared straight? Threat and assimilation of refugees in Germany. National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series, Working Paper 30381.

4) Refugee immigration and crime

• Dehos, F.T., 2017. The refugee wave to Germany and its impact on crime. Ruhr Economic Papers, Working Paper 737.

• Gehrsitz, M. and Ungerer, M., 2022. Jobs, Crime and Votes: A Short-run Evaluation of the Refugee Crisis in Germany. Economica, 89(355), 592-626.

• Masterson, D. and Yasenov, V. 2021. Does halting refugee resettlement reduce crime? Evidence from the US refugee ban. American Political Science Review, 115(3), 1066-1073.

5) Refugee immigration and political backlash

• Dustmann, C., Vasiljeva K. and Damm, A.P., 2019. Refugee migration and electoral outcomes. The Review of Economic Studies, 85(5), 2035-2091.

• Steinmayr, A., 2021. Contact versus exposure: Refugee presence and voting for the far right. The Review of Economics and Statistics, 103(2), 310-327.

• Bredtmann, J., 2022. Immigration and electoral outcomes: Evidence from the 2015 refugee inflow to Germany. IZA Institute of Labor Economics, Working Paper 15356.

Part II: Mobile households and workers

6) Labor markets effect of worker immigration

• Dustmann, C. Schönberg, U. and Stuhler, J., 2017. Labour supply shocks, native wages, and the adjustment of local employment. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 132(1), 435-483.
• Dustmann, C., Frettini, T. and Preston, I.P., 2013. The effect of immigration along the distribution of wages. The Review of Economic Studies, 80(1), 145-173.
• Edo, A., 2019. The impact of immigration on the labor market.  Journal of Economic Surveys, 33(3), 922-948.

7) The welfare magnet hypothesis

• Agersnap, O., Jensen, A. and Kleven, H., 2019. The welfare magnet hypothesis: Evidence from an immigrant welfare scheme in Denmark. National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series, Working Paper 26454.

• Corneo, G. and Neidhöfer, G., 2019. Income redistribution and self-selection of immigrants. ZEW Discussion Papers, Working Paper 19-019.

8) Attracting high-skilled workers and rich households

• Schmidheiny, K. and Slotwinski, M., 2018. Tax-induced mobility: Evidence from a foreigners' tax scheme in Switzerland. University Basel, Working Paper.

• Agrawal, D.R. and Foremny, D., 2019. Relocation of the rich: Migration in response to top tax rate changes from spanish reforms. The Review of Economics and Statistics, 101(2), 214-232.

• Kleven, H., Landais, C., Munoz, M. and Stantcheva, S., 2020. Taxation and migration: Evidence and policy implications. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 34(2), 119-142.

Deadlines and schedule
Registration deadline: 19. March 2023

Deadline for seminar thesis submission: 01. May 2023

Registration

To register please send an E-Mail including your name, matriculation number, and three preferred topics from the list below (including a ranked order) to sebastian.badura@wiwi.uni-muenster.de. Slots in the course will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Please do not forget to register at the examination office (early examination period).