Migrants and refugees are good for economies

Analysis of 30 years of data from Western Europe refutes suggestions that asylum seekers pose a financial burden.
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Refugees and migrants searching for safe havens and opportunities benefit their host nations’ economies within five years of arrival, suggests an analysis of 30 years of data from 15 countries in Western Europe.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-05507-0

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  • Update 21 June 2018: The graphic ‘The economics of migration’ was added to this story.

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  1. d’Albis, H., Boubtane, E. & Coulibaly, D. Sci. Adv. 4, eaaq0883 (2018).

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