This research uses economic data modelling to look at whether the arrival of large numbers of refugees in 2015-16 depressed wages in Germany. It concludes that while some low-skilled natives did suffer, this effect was more than compensated for by welfare benefits to older residents. The researchers used data capturing the arrival of more than … Read more
Should Germany have built a new wall? Macroeconomic lessons from the 2015-18 refugee wave
The Lost Ones: The Opportunities and Outcomes of Non-College-Educated Americans Born in the 1960s
Long-term changes in married couples’ labor supply and taxes: Evidence from the US and Europe since the 1980s
This study uses large-scale survey data from Europe and the United States to ask what factors have affected decisions made by married couples about whether to work, and for how many hours. It finds income tax can influence women to work more hours. The researchers analysed data from the European Labour Force Survey and the … Read more