Research projects focusing on migration
Above all, the following areas are looked at under the research topic of migration:
- international migration
- labour migration
- irregular migration.
Over and above this, a regular migration report (annual migration report) is drafted based on an evaluation of official data and business statistics, of data from own surveys, as well as of questionnaire data from other research institutions (secondary data analysis). The focus of the work is on the description and analysis of migration events and groups of immigrants.
Research projects on international migration
The focus is on the analysis of worldwide migratory movements, especially to Germany and Europe, and the associated consequences. The aim is to gain further knowledge about the causes and effects of migratory movements in national and international contexts. Literature and document analyses, data analyses as well as informal (expert) interviews are carried out to carry out the tasks.
Research projects on labour migration
Economic aspects are major framework conditions and consequences of the management and restriction of immigration, as well as of the integration of foreigners. The Federal Office observes the research and data landscape continually and implements its own projects on this.
The focus is on academic research projects covering the economic aspects of labour market migration and integration. A further research field is the economic impact of EU enlargement for Germany and the accession countries, as well as economic issues of immigration in comparison between the EU Member States.
Research projects on irregular migration
The focus is on the analysis of irregular migration, especially to Germany and Europe and the associated consequences. The objective is to obtain further knowledge of the causes and effects of irregular migration in national and international contexts.
