Refugees
Block Seminar: June 24 -- 25, 2022
Location: (Friday: ZHG 1.141; Saturday: oec 1.164)
Kickoff Meeting: April, 20, 10:00-11:00 (Big Blue Button via StudIP)
Submission of Application Form: until April 27
Lecture "How to Write a Seminar Paper": May 19, 4:15-5:15pm, room oec 0.168
Submission of Seminar Paper: until June, 6
Final Prep-Meeting: June, 15, 9.00-10.00 (Big Blue Button via StudIP)
Supervision: Dr Katharina Werner: email
Seminar Info: info
Application Form: application
Course material for participants is available at the course material webpage
Introduction
In this Bachelor seminar we investigate new developments in the economics of refugees and forced migration. We discuss the effect of refugee migration on wages and unemployment in the host country, the differences between refugees and economic migrants,
the impact of refugee migration on violence, crime, and voting for the extreme right, the impact of migrating on human capital and innovation, and more.
Introductory read for all themes: Brell, C., Dustmann, C., & Preston, I. (2020). The labor market integration of refugee migrants in high-income countries. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 34(1), 94-121.
link to article
Themes
1. Are refugees different from economic immigrants?
Reference: Cortes, K.E. (2004). Are refugees different from economic immigrants? Some empirical evidence on the heterogeneity of immigrant groups in the United States. Review of Economics and Statistics, 86(2), 465-480.
2. Refugees' and irregular migrants’ self-selection into Europe
Reference: Aksoy, C. G., & Poutvaara, P. (2021). Refugees' and irregular migrants’ self-selection into Europe. Journal of Development Economics, 152, 102681.
3. Differences in labour market outcomes between natives, refugees and other migrants in the UK
Reference: Ruiz, I., & Vargas-Silva, C. (2018). Differences in labour market outcomes between natives, refugees and other migrants in the UK. Journal of Economic Geography, 18(4), 855-885.
4. The development push of refugees: Evidence from Tanzania
Reference: Maystadt, J. F., & Duranton, G. (2019). The development push of refugees: Evidence from Tanzania. Journal of Economic Geography, 19(2), 299-334.
5. Immigration and prices: quasi-experimental evidence from Syrian refugees in Turkey
Reference: Balkan, B., & Tumen, S. (2016). Immigration and prices: quasi-experimental evidence from Syrian refugees in Turkey. Journal of Population Economics, 29(3), 657-686.
6. Forced Displacement and Human Capital: Evidence from Separated Siblings
Reference: Chiovelli, G., Michalopoulos, S., Papaioannou, E., & Sequeira, S. (2021). Forced Displacement and Human Capital: Evidence from Separated Siblings (No. w29589). National Bureau of Economic Research.
7. Lift the Ban? Initial Employment Restrictions and Refugee Labour Market Outcomes
Reference: Fasani, F., Frattini, T., & Minale, L. (2021). Lift the Ban? Initial Employment Restrictions and Refugee Labour Market Outcomes. Journal of the European Economic Association, 19(5), 2803-2854.
8. Jobs, crime, and votes – a short-run evaluation of the refugee crisis in Germany
Reference: Gehrsitz, M., & Ungerer, M. (2016). Jobs, crime, and votes–a short-run evaluation of the refugee crisis in Germany. Economica, forthcoming.
9. Contact versus exposure: Refugee presence and voting for the far right
Reference: Steinmayr, A. (2021). Contact versus exposure: Refugee presence and voting for the far right. Review of Economics and Statistics, 103(2), 310-327.
10. Refugee migration and electoral outcomes
Reference: Dustmann, C., Vasiljeva, K., & Piil Damm, A. (2019). Refugee migration and electoral outcomes. The Review of Economic Studies, 86(5), 2035-2091.
11. The violent legacy of conflict: evidence on asylum seekers, crime, and public policy in Switzerland
Reference: Couttenier, M., Petrencu, V., Rohner, D., & Thoenig, M. (2019). The violent legacy of conflict: evidence on asylum seekers, crime, and public policy in Switzerland. American Economic Review, 109(12), 4378-4425.
12. The economic integration of forced migrants: Evidence for post-war Germany
Reference: Bauer, T. K., Braun, S., & Kvasnicka, M. (2013). The economic integration of forced migrants: Evidence for post-war Germany. The Economic Journal, 123(571), 998-1024.
13. German Jewish émigrés and US invention
Reference: Moser, P., Voena, A., & Waldinger, F. (2014). German Jewish émigrés and US invention. American Economic Review, 104(10), 3222-55.
14. Immigration and the diffusion of technology: The Huguenot diaspora in Prussia
Reference: Hornung, E. (2014). Immigration and the diffusion of technology: The Huguenot diaspora in Prussia. American Economic Review, 104(1), 84-122.
15. Forced migration and human capital: Evidence from post-WWII population transfers
Reference: Becker, S. O., Grosfeld, I., Grosjean, P., Voigtlander, N., & Zhuravskaya, E. (2020). Forced migration and human capital: Evidence from post-WWII population transfers. American Economic Review, 110(5), 1430-63.