Asylum Seekers and Economic Burden: Evidence from Refugees’ Realities in Germany
Asylum Seekers and Economic Burden: Evidence from Refugees’ Realities in Germany

Author(s): Mykhaylo Kunychka, Martina Brezániová
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Economy, National Economy, Supranational / Global Economy, Human Resources in Economy, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: refugee crisis; labour market; economic burden; spatial distribution; Germany
Summary/Abstract: In the context of refugee crises, which have become the leading topic of political as well as scientific debates in past decade, the impact of migrants and asylum seekers on the labour market of the receiving country has attracted remarkable attention. Empirical research in this area indicates that migration has an insignificant effect on the change of the average wage, but it negatively affects the low-skilled labour force on the one hand and positively affects the high-skilled labour force on the other. The purpose of this article is to analyse the influx of refugees and asylum seekers to Germany with an emphasis on the genesis of the crisis in 2015-2016. We try to illustrate the integration of refugees in the local labour market. In accordance with the purpose of the paper we suggest two hypotheses reflecting refugees’ economic burden for hosted country and spatial distribution relevance for integration. To reach the purpose, we apply qualitative research methods such as semi-structured interviews. Our results suggest the limited refugees’ economic burden for German economy and significant effect of geographical allocation on integration process.

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