We show that mandatory integration contracts in France improved immigrants’ short-term labor market integration without provoking a backlash, but had no lasting effects. Read our new study.
We find that the success of anti-immigration parties in Switzerland’s border regions is driven less by the negative consequences of migration itself than by the rhetoric of these parties.
In a new study, we find that higher welfare benefits reduce criminal charges among refugees, with limited repercussions for their labor market participation.