How certainty helps immigrants integrate and contribute more to the local economy

By Joseph-Simon Goerlach, Assistant Professor, Bocconi University

Imagine Ania, a Ukrainian immigrant who arrived in Berlin, Germany in the spring of 2022 with her teenage son. At the moment, the 2001 Temporary Protection Directive provides them with the reassurance that they can stay for one year. If Ania ends up staying longer term, however, her career and economic success will depend on choices she had to make in that first year – choices that were based on how long she expected to stay.

When the chances…

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