Increasing the quota of Syrian refugees accepted in Germany...

Will alleviate the refugee problem in other EU countries such as Hungary, Croatia or Slovenia.
17% (40 votes)
Will aggravate the refugee problem in other EU countries such as Hungary, Croatia or Slovenia.
83% (199 votes)
Total votes: 239
Learning objectives: 
Introduction to EU rules in the field of migration and asylum.
Understanding the principles of the Dublin convention for refugees and the burden for EU external border countries.
Being able to obtain statistical data about migration flows.
Understanding the causes of migration from the Global South to Europe.
Understanding the duality between successful and unsuccessful asylum seekers.
Understanding the Harris-Todaro model of rural-urban migration.
Being able to extend the implications of the Harris-Todaro model to South-North migration.
Understanding the potential induced migration effect caused by an improvement in the chances of asylum applications.
Testing positive theories with the help of empirical data.
Understanding the externalities caused by EU member state migration decisions on other member states.
Discussing arguments for EU migration policy reform.
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