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Migration

The number of people fleeing poverty, persecution, war, famine or natural desasters – or simply looking for better living conditions has increased precipitously in recent years, and is likely to increase further. So far, the global community is lacking a concerted strategy to deal with this trend. These summaries present the latest research on mass migration as well as policy recommendations.

Summaries

8 Podcast
Wendy Edelberg and David Dollar
Brookings Institution, 2023
8 Book
Sarah Harper
Oxford UP, 2019
8 Report

From Managing Decline to Building the Future

Could a Heartland Visa Help Struggling Regions?
Adam Ozimek et al.
EIG, 2019
Book

The Warmth of Other Suns

The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration
Isabel Wilkerson
Random House, 2010
10 Article

The 21st Century Gold Rush

How the Refugee Crisis Is Changing the World Economy.
Malia Politzer and Emily Kassie
Huffington Post Highline, 2016
9 Book

Escape from Camp 14

One Man’s Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West
Blaine Harden
Viking, 2012
8 Video
Economist Films
Economist Films, 2018
9 Video
Christine Lagarde
World Economic Forum, 2016
8 Report

Regional Visas

A unique immigration solution?
PwC
City of London Corporation, 2016
7 Video
Solveigh Hieronimus
DLD Conferences, 2016
8 Report
The Economist Intelligence Unit
EIU, 2016