On this page you will find migration related working papers published in the UNU-MERIT Working Papers series. For the full series, please visit the Working Papers series on the UNU-MERIT website.
2020 | |
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Community multiculturalism and self-reported immigrant crime: Testing three theoretical mechanisms Arjen Leerkes, Tineke Fokkema & Jonathan Bening full text | abstract | |
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Intra-EU migration: Shedding light on drivers, corridors and the relative importance of migrant characteristics Miriam Mack, Sarah Roeder, Katrin Marchand & Melissa Siegel full text | abstract | |
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International student mobility decision-making in a European context Talitha Dubow, Katrin Marchand & Melissa Siegel full text | abstract | |
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Migration of higher education students from the North Africa Region to the United Kingdom Samia S. O. M. Nour full text | abstract | |
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2019 |
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Confronting the challenge of immigrant and refugee student underachievement: Policies and practices from Canada, New Zealand and the European Union Özge Bilgili, Louis Volante, Don A. Klinger & Melissa Siegel full text | abstract | |
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2018 |
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Left-behind men in Nicaragua: The rise of the Padre-Luchadores Michael Stewart-Evans & Melissa Siegel full text | abstract | |
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2017 |
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Does publicly provided health care affect migration? Evidence from Mexico Clotilde Mahé full text | abstract | |
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The healthy immigrant paradox and health convergence Amelie Constant full text | abstract | |
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Occupational choice of return migrants: Is there a 'Jack-of-all-trades' effect? Clotilde Mahé full text | abstract | |
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Husbands' return migration and wives' occupational choices Clotilde Mahé full text | abstract | |
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The role of migration-specific and migration-relevant policies in migrant decision-making in transit Katherine Kuschminder & Khalid Koser full text | abstract | |
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Challenged by migration: Europe's options Amelie Constant & Klaus F. Zimmermann full text | abstract | |
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The economic impact of East-West migration on the European Union Martin Kahanec & Mariola Pytliková full text | abstract | |
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2016 |
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Skills and entrepreneurship: Are return migrants 'Jacks-of-all-trades'? Clotilde Mahé An updated version of this paper has been published as #2017-039 Occupational choice of return migrants: Is there a 'Jack-of-all-trades' effect?. full text | abstract | |
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Glass ceiling effect in urban China: Wage inequality of rural-urban migrants during 2002-2007 Zhaopeng Qu & Zhong Zhao full text | abstract | |
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Post-Enlargement Migration and the Great Recession in the E(M)U: Lessons and policy implications Martin Kahanec & Klaus F. Zimmermann full text | abstract | |
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Towards a new European refugee policy that works Amelie Constant & Klaus F. Zimmermann full text | abstract | |
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On the fungibility of public and private transfers: A mental accounting approach Jennifer Waidler full text | abstract | |
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A 'healthy immigrant effect' or a 'sick immigrant effect'? Selection and policies matter Amelie Constant, Teresa García-Muñoz, Shoshana Neuman & Tzahi Neuman full text | abstract | |
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Reservation wages of first- and second-generation migrants Amelie Constant, Annabelle Krause, Ulf Rinne & Klaus F. Zimmermann full text | abstract | |
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Diaspora economics: New perspectives Amelie Constant & Klaus F. Zimmermann Published in International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 37, No. 7, pp. 1110-1135. full text | abstract | |
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Natural disasters and human mobility Linguère Mously Mbaye & Klaus F. Zimmermann full text | abstract | |
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Home sweet home? Macroeconomic conditions in home countries and the well-being of migrants Alpaslan Akay, Olivier Bargain & Klaus F. Zimmermann full text | abstract | |
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Migration, occupation and education: Evidence from Ghana Clotilde Mahé & Wim Naudé full text | abstract | |
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Rejected Afghan asylum seekers in the Netherlands: Migration experiences, current situations and future aspirations Katherine Kuschminder & Melissa Siegel full text | abstract | |
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2015 |
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Migration, entrepreneurship and development: A critical review Wim Naudé, Melissa Siegel & Katrin Marchand full text | abstract | |
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2014 |
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Do remittances and social assistance have different impacts on expenditure patterns of recipient households? The Moldovan case Jennifer Waidler, Jessica Sabine Hagen-Zanker, Franziska Gassmann & Melissa Siegel full text | abstract | |
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Does shelter assistance reduce poverty in Afghanistan? Craig Loschmann, Melissa Siegel & Christopher R. Parsons full text | abstract | |
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To return permanently or to return temporarily? Explaining migrants' intentions Özge Bilgili & Melissa Siegel full text | abstract | |
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Afghan unaccompanied minors in the Netherlands: Far away from home and protected? Carla Buil & Melissa Siegel full text | abstract | |
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Tipping points? Ethnic composition change in Dutch big city neighbourhoods Cheng Boon Ong full text | abstract | |
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School choice, segregation, and forced school closure Cheng Boon Ong & Kristof de Witte full text | abstract | |
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2013 |
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Transnationalism and integration: Complements or Substitutes? Bram Dekker & Melissa Siegel full text | abstract | |
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Social Media and Migration Research Elaine Lebon-McGregor & Melissa Siegel full text | abstract | |
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Determinants of international mobility decision: The case-study of India Metka Hercog & Mindel van de Laar full text | abstract | |
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What's the best place for me? Location-choice for S&E students in India Metka Hercog & Mindel van de Laar full text | abstract | |
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Bringing migration into the post-2015 agenda: Notes, reflections and policy directions Ronald Skeldon full text | abstract | |
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The influence of ethnic segregation and school mobility in primary education on high school dropout . Evidence from regression discontinuity at a contextual tipping point Cheng Boon Ong & Kristof de Witte full text | abstract | |
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Ethnic segregation and heterogeneous preferences of homeowners for housing and neighbourhood characteristics. Evidence from the Netherlands Cheng Boon Ong & Kristof de Witte full text | abstract | |
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The impact of migration on children left behind in Moldova Franziska Gassmann, Melissa Siegel, Michaella Vanore & Jennifer Waidler full text | abstract | |
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The influence of vulnerability on migration intentions in Afghanistan Craig Loschmann & Melissa Siegel full text | abstract | |
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The links between economic integration and remittances behaviour of migrants in the Netherlands Özge Bilgili full text | abstract | |
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Eliciting Illegal migration rates through list randomization David McKenzie & Melissa Siegel full text | abstract | |
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2012 |
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The impact of migration on elderly left behind in Moldova Franziska Gassmann, Melissa Siegel, Michaella Vanore & Jennifer Waidler full text | abstract | |
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Migration and multi-dimensional poverty in Moldovan communities Melissa Siegel & Jennifer Waidler full text | abstract | |
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Differential welfare state impacts for frontier working age families Irina Burlacu & Cathal O'Donoghue full text | abstract | |
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Implementation of cross-country migration surveys in conflict-affected settings: Lessons from the IS Academy survey in Burundi and Ethiopia Sonja Fransen, Katherine Kuschminder & Melissa Siegel full text | abstract | |
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New Technologies in remittances sending: Opportunities for mobile remittances in Africa Melissa Siegel & Sonja Fransen full text | abstract | |
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Highly skilled temporary return, technological change and Innovation: The Case of the TRQN Project in Afghanistan Melissa Siegel & Katherine Kuschminder full text | abstract | |
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2011 |
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The effect of net immigration on economic growth in an ageing economy: transitory and permanent shocks Joan Muysken & Thomas Ziesemer full text | abstract | |
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International migration and local employment: analysis of self-selection and earnings in Tajikistan Aziz Atamanov & M. van den Berg full text | abstract | |
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The power of the strong state: A comparative analysis of the diaspora engagement strategies of India and Ethiopia Katherine Kuschminder & Metka Hercog full text | abstract | |
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Engaging the diaspora in India Metka Hercog & Melissa Siegel full text | abstract | |
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Understanding Ethiopian diaspora engagement policy Katherine Kuschminder & Melissa Siegel full text | abstract | |
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Understanding the changing role of the Turkish diaspora Özge Bilgili & Melissa Siegel full text | abstract | |
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The Development of Diaspora Engagement Policies in Burundi and Rwanda Sonja Fransen & Melissa Siegel full text | abstract | |
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Immigration and growth in an ageing economy - version 2 Joan Muysken & Thomas Ziesemer full text | abstract | |
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Promoting return and circular migration of the highly skilled Metka Hercog & Melissa Siegel full text | abstract | |
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A historical perspective on immigration and social protection in the Netherlands Melissa Siegel & Chris de Neubourg full text | abstract | |
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Immigration and growth in an ageing economy Joan Muysken & Thomas Ziesemer full text | abstract | |
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2010 |
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Net-immigration of developing countries: The role of economic determinants, disasters, conflicts, and political instability Thomas Ziesemer full text | abstract | |
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2009 |
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Remittances, lagged dependent variables and migration stocks as determinants of migration from developing countries Thomas Ziesemer full text | abstract | |
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2008 |
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Global Migration of the Highly Skilled: A Tentative and Quantitative Approach Theo Dunnewijk full text | abstract | |
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Growth with Endogenous Migration Hump and the Multiple, Dynamically
Interacting Effects of Aid in Poor Developing Countries Thomas Ziesemer full text | abstract | |
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