Lea Eilers (p), Fabian Dehos

Pantelis Kazakis

Does refugee accommodation effect the local housing market? Using a DID-Approach we address this question drawing on the opening of new refugee accommodation which was expanded following the massive inflow of asylum seekers in recent years. The analysis focuses on the federal state of Hamburg and combines two unique data sets which include detailed information on renting prices as well as refugee accommodation for the years 2008
to 2015. Preliminary estimates suggest a negative effect which might reflect potential concerns towards refugees.

Pantelis Kazakis (p), Sarah Jewell

Lea Eilers

The aim of this study is to disentangle the role of migration on the job satisfaction of academic
researchers. Using a relatively novel database, MORE2, that tracks the migratory behavior of
European researchers, and correcting for potential sorting behavior of individuals via a
multinomial treatment model, we find that more migratory groups tend to demonstrate higher
levels of satisfaction—both pecuniary and non-pecuniary. Specifically, those who are most
migratory are expected to be more satisfied in terms of their social status and career
advancement, both crucial components in the lives of academics. As a robustness check, we use
a plethora of controls and different proxies for migration with similar findings.

Anne Marel Hilbers (p), Frans Sijtsma, Tim Busscher, Jos Arts

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