Dataset of Immigration Policies in Comparison (IMPIC)

The main dataset can be downloaded from here.

To make comparisons with other datasets on migration and other policy areas, go to the demoscore webpage.

Graphical representations of the IMPIC data and comparisons with other migration datasets can be made on the IOM’s migrationdataportal.org (see International Data).

The raw dataset as well as additional datasets on political and social rights as well as antidiscrimination legislation can be downloaded from here.

 

Please cite the dataset as follows:

Marc Helbling, Tarik Abou-Chadi, Valentin Berger, Liv Bjerre, Magdalena Breyer, Friederike Römer and Malisa Zobel (2024): “IMPIC Database v2”. Immigration Policies in Comparison Project.

 

For the conceptualization of the dataset as well as technical and methodological details see the following papers:

Marc Helbling, Liv Bjerre, Friederike Römer and Malisa Zobel (2017):
“Measuring Immigration Policies: The IMPIC Database”, European Political Science 16(1): 79-98. Link.

Berger, Valentin, Liv Bjerre, Magdalena Breyer, Marc Helbling, Friederike Römer and Malisa Zobel (2024). The Immigration Policies in Comparison (IMPIC) Dataset: Technical Report V2. WZB Berlin Social Science Center. Discussion Paper. SP VI 2016–201r. Link.

Schmid, Samuel D. and Marc Helbling (2016). Validating the Immigration Policies in Comparison (IMPIC) Dataset. WZB Berlin Social Science Center. Discussion Paper. SP VI 2016–202. Link.

Note on updated IMPIC dataset: Link.