Migronomics Video: What is the first word that comes to mind when you think about migration?
We have created this video to demonstrate the varying thoughts that the word ‘migration’ evokes in different people. We were curious to see whether migration generally has a more positive or more negative image in the eyes of a young population. The words ‘refugee’ and references to ‘Trump’ were repeated several times and this negative image of migration is exactly what we hope to address and remove with our website. The vast benefits and positive aspects of migration are often forgotten about when we first think about migration due to current media attention on the Syrian refugee crisis as well as Trump’s presidency, including his radical policies towards immigrants. With this website, we will demonstrate how advantageous migration also is, looking into what the consequences of migration flows are to host and destination countries as well as which sectors/industries benefit from it. We will focus on the economic impact of migration and will use the various in-depth case studies.
