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Migration’s Local Dividends: How Cities and Regions Can Make the Most of Immigration (Transatlantic Council Statement)
Immigration benefits and challenges are asymmetrically distributed, and effective governance demands giving cities and regions a seat at the national policy table.
Moving Up or Standing Still? Access to Middle-Skilled Work for Newly Arrived Migrants in the European Union
In six EU countries, immigrants were over-represented in low-skilled jobs and made limited occupational gains over a decade, pointing to structural barriers beyond education.
A Work in Progress: Prospects for Upward Mobility Among New Immigrants in Germany
New immigrants in Germany made consistent gains over time but never closed the employment gap with natives and remained concentrated in low-skilled jobs throughout the 2000s.
Migration of Health Workers: The WHO Code of Practice and the Global Economic Crisis
Health worker migration fell in major destination countries around 2008, but immigrant health professionals proved more resilient to the global economic crisis than other workers.
Moving Up the Ladder? Labor Market Outcomes in the United Kingdom amid Rising Immigration
UK immigrants entered work rapidly after 2004 and made gains over time, but remained concentrated in low-skilled jobs despite higher-than-native education levels.
Slow Motion: The Labor Market Integration of New Immigrants in France
France's labor market is forbidding to new immigrants. And even after nine years, employment rates remain more than 10 percentage points below those of native workers.
Migration and the Great Recession: A Keynote Lecture
This German Historical Institute keynote lecture, organized together with the Migration Policy Institute, is part of the conference Migration during Economic Downturns—from the Great Depression to the Great Recession. The event will begin with a reception.
Catching Up: The Labor Market Outcomes of New Immigrants in Sweden
Refugees and family arrivals to Sweden gain ground over time but never close the employment gap with natives, facing structural barriers that education cannot fully explain.
A Precarious Position: The Labor Market Integration of New Immigrants in Spain
New immigrants to Spain found work quickly in a booming economy but were concentrated in precarious fixed-term jobs that offered little protection once the 2008 global recession hit.
A Tumultuous Decade: Employment Outcomes of Immigrants in the Czech Republic
Postcommunist immigrants in the Czech Republic match native employment rates but are concentrated in low-skilled work despite above-average education levels.
