The idea of integration varies greatly and shapes arrival processes
An IAB study on refugees in Germany sheds light on what integration means to these people and how this idea influences their future life choices.
New data shows: Germany is often just a stopover
The IAB, together with the Socio-Economic Panel and the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, surveyed over 50,000 people and received surprising answers.
Further reading
Yuliya Kosyakova, Lukas Olbrich, Katia Gallegos Torres, Luisa Hammer, Theresa Koch, Simon Wagner: Germany as a stopover? Insights into return and International Mobility Panel of Migrants in Germany (IMPa), IAB-Research Report No 15/2025en.
About the person
Yuliya Kosyakova is Head of the Research Department on Migration, Integration and International Labour Market Research at the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) in Nuremberg (together with Herbert Brücker) and Professor of Migration Research at the University of Bamberg.
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DOI: 10.48720/IAB.FOO.20260209.03
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