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| Author: | Hatton, T.J. |
| Title: | Seeking asylum in Europe |
| Journal: | Economic Policy
2004 : APR, VOL. 19:38, p. 5-62 |
| Index terms: | Migration Population Policy European Union |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Over the last three decades the annual number of applications for asylum (here: a.) in the countries of the European Union (EU) has increased from about 15.000 to more than 300.000. Although the causes of a. flows and the effects of policy are much discussed, they have rarely been the subject of quantitative analysis. This article examines the evolution of a. flows and a. policy across the EU since the early 1980s. It investigates the effects of war and conflict, economic incentives, and a. policies on the total numbers and on the proportions going to the different countries of the EU. Special attention is given to the growth of policy restrictiveness across the EU and to the harmonization of a. policies. Contrary to some views, policy has worked to stem the flows, but it has been overwhelmed by other forces. |
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