Russia's impact on EU policy transfer to the post-Soviet space has not been as negative as often perceived. EU policies have traveled to countries and issue areas, in which the dependence on Russia is high and Russian foreign policy is increasingly...

One focus of our international policy advice is on the topics of the 20 most important industrial and emerging countries (G20). We advise decision-makers through networks such as the think tank group T20. Results and activities of this commitment can...

Tackling the root causes of migration from developing countries through development cooperation has been suggested as an essential part of the policy mix in OECD migrant destinations, even though the evidence on whether economic development leads to...

MEDAM is a research and consulta­tion project that aims to identify and close the gaps in existing research and to develop research-based solutions for European asylum and immigration policies. Starting from an economic perspective, MEDAM looks at...

... Tobias Heidland is a professor of economics at Kiel University and the Kiel Institute’s director of international development. Jasper Tjaden is a professor of applied social research and public policy at the University of Potsdam. ...

We investigate the export-enhancing effect of foreign workers at the firm level. We first develop a theoretical framework of heterogeneous firms, assuming that foreign workers allow for productivity gains and convey valuable information on foreign...