Migration Decisions

MENA

Until safety concerns in Syria are addressed, conditions in Lebanon have little effect on the return intentions of Syrian refugees.

Publication: external page The Dynamics of Refugee Return: Syrian Refugees and Their Migration Intentions

Resources: external page Research Brief

Media Coverage: Download The Economist (PDF, 1.5 MB), external page The Washington Post

Europe

Government data provide little evidence that immigrants engage in ‘welfare migration’ in Switzerland.

Publication: external page Do Immigrants Move to Welfare? Subnational Evidence from Switzerland

Resources: Download Research Brief (PDF, 198 KB)

Media Coverage: external page Blick (German), external page Tribune de Genève (French)