Seminar | 2/15/2022
84 million people are estimated to be forcibly displaced worldwide. Refugee migration has consequences for both migrants, receiving and sending populations and is highly debated in many countries.
Participants
Henrik Andersson, researcher at the Institute for Housing and Urban Research (IBF), Uppsala university
Sascha Becker, professor of economics, Monash University
Annika Sundén, PhD in Economics and member of The Migration Studies Delegation
The seminar will be led by Tessa Bold, associate professor at IIES, Stockholm university.
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