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Seeking Asylum : Trends and Policies in the OECD [web resource] / Timothy J Hatton.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Centre for Economic Policy Research, 2011.Description: Web resource (155 p.)ISSN:
  • 9781907142406
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Summary: "The number of asylum seekers rose sharply in the 1980s. The result was a political backlash and a public debate characterized by strongly held opinions, often based on questionable interpretations of a very slim body of evidence. This Report by CEPR Research Fellow Tim Hatton performs a valuable service by setting the record straight. Hatton examines the evolution of asylum seeking over the past thirty years, applying the same tools and approaches that have been used by economists to study the broader issue of international migration. Of course perspectives from outside economics are important as well, and Hatton, an economic historian by training, takes into account the historical context as well as the political economy dimension of asylum seeking." -- Foreword.
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Includes bibliographical references (pp127-140).

The Challenge of Asylum -- The Evolution of Refugee Protection -- How Many Refugees? -- Conflict and Persecution -- Explaining Asylum Flows -- A Cool Reception in the West -- Public Opinion and Asylum Policy -- Has Policy been Effective? -- Shock Tactics: An Australian Case Study -- What Happens to Asylum Seekers? -- A New Start for Policy? -- Appendix to Chapter 11: A Model of Asylum Policy -- Summary and Conclusion.

"The number of asylum seekers rose sharply in the 1980s. The result was a political backlash and a public debate characterized by strongly held opinions, often based on questionable interpretations of a very slim body of evidence. This Report by CEPR Research Fellow Tim Hatton performs a valuable service by setting the record straight. Hatton examines the evolution of asylum seeking over the past thirty years, applying the same tools and approaches that have been used by economists to study the broader issue of international migration. Of course perspectives from outside economics are important as well, and Hatton, an economic historian by training, takes into account the historical context as well as the political economy dimension of asylum seeking." -- Foreword.

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