The research questions in my ongoing projects address current problems in migration and integration research. The projects also have a strong interdisciplinary character and establish mutual references, especially between sociology and economics. National and international cooperation with leading migration researchers, innovative analyses with Big Data, as well as cross-national comparative research designs increase the scientific competitiveness of the IAB. Longer-term cooperative relationships with university and non-university research institutions in Germany and abroad promote IAB’s internationalization efforts.
International Mobility Panel of Migrants in Germany (IMPa)
Return and onward migration raises numerous new research questions that are of high political, societal and socio-economic relevance. However, existing data on return migration is sparse and contradictory, making precise analysis difficult.In the planned project, a survey of returnees and emigrants will be developed to address questions on return migration and circular migration.
SUARE I: Longitudinal Study of Ukrainian Refugees (DFG).
The project establishes the data infrastructure building on the survey instruments developed in the IAB-BAMF-SOEP survey of refugees. At the same time, it conducts its own research on key issues related to flight from Ukraine and the social and structural integration of refugees from Ukraine.
UNEQUAL TRAJECTORIES:Spatial dynamics in refugees‘ multidimensional integration (Leibnitz Competition)
Unequal trajectories examines the role of the residential environment and of residential mobility in the integration of two cohorts of refugees in Germany: those who arrived around the year 2015, and Ukrainians who arrived after February 24th 2022. Using innovative analytical approaches and detailed data from various sources, the project investigate what kinds of neighborhoods different refugee groups settle in, and how these neighborhoods, and mobility between them, shape the social, economic and cultural integration of adults and the development of children. The project generates evidence necessary for the design of effective refugee accommodation policies. Unequal trajectories in funded by the Leibnizgesellschaft under the SAW competition program.