Migration and Irregular Work in Austria. Results of a Delphi-Study. International Migration Papers 90

This report summarizes the results of a multi-round Delphi-Study on Migration and Irregular Work in Austria carried out between 2005 and 2006. The research presented here is part of the two-year research project Migration and Irregular Work in Europe, of which the Austrian Science Foundation FWF funds the Austrian part.

The Delphi method involves a large number of independent experts in an interactive process of exchange through the use of written questionnaires, designed to foster convergence and consensus. Experts are given the opportunity to state their views on a given topic and react to the (anonymized and consolidated) views and assessments of other experts in the second round.

This Delphi-Study involved the administration and processing of two rounds of Delphi questionnaires, which were answered by 37 experts in the first round and 22 experts in the second round. The first questionnaire was informed by a preceding round of in-depth interviews with 37 experts in the same field.