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The Geography of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Europe

In: New Frontiers in Interregional Migration Research

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  • Marco Percoco

    (Università Bocconi)

  • Ugo Fratesi

    (Politecnico di Milano)

Abstract

Recent waves of immigration flows and asylum seekers are posing serious social and political problems in European countries. Between 2009 and 2015, it has been estimated a total of 3–3.5 millions of asylum applications to national governments. This chapter discusses the geography of asylum seekers in the European Union and proposes some descriptive statistics concerning the behavioral reaction of residents. In particular, it is shown a strong correlation between the size of the population of asylum seekers and the fear of terrorism and crime, whereas no economic concern was found. This evidence is interpreted as need to provide also correct information to residents when implementing immigration policies.

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  • Marco Percoco & Ugo Fratesi, 2018. "The Geography of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Europe," Advances in Spatial Science, in: Bianca Biagi & Alessandra Faggian & Isha Rajbhandari & Viktor A. Venhorst (ed.), New Frontiers in Interregional Migration Research, chapter 0, pages 105-123, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:adspcp:978-3-319-75886-2_6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-75886-2_6
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