Migration Talks: Who Gets to Rise? Immigrant mobility through the lens of data, history, and policy.
In this episode of Migration Talks, Professor Leah Boustan (Princeton University) explores what shapes upward mobility for immigrants and who actually gets to rise. What drives long-term success across generations? Are today’s immigrants integrating as well as in the past?...
Migration Talks: Who Stays, Who Returns? What Ukrainians and other refugees do after forced migration
In this episode, Panu Poutvaara (ifo Center for Migration and Development Economics) and Damla Buyuktaskin (UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency) discuss explore the difficult decisions refugees face after displacement: Should they return home or rebuild their lives in the host...
Interview with Christian Dustmann on why migrants leave Germany
The interview by DeutscheWelle.com with Christian Dustmann, “Why Migrants Are Leaving Germany?”, was featured in several media outlets—not only in English—including DW and The Times of India, underscoring the relevance of migration research to current public debate and journalism in...
Christian Dustmann Comments on Why Migrants Are Leaving Germany
German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) featured expert commentary from Christian Dustmann in an article on migrant emigration from Germany. The piece explores why many well-integrated and highly educated migrants are choosing to leave the country, citing barriers to social...
Christian Dustmann on immigration and education on Tagesschau 24
Christian Dustmann was interviewed on Tagesschau 24 during the program Börsenkurs, where he discussed recent trends in migration and education. Drawing on the recent CReAM Report: Education Levels Among Immigrants in the EU, he highlighted the rising education levels among...
Migration Talks: Securing borders to secure votes? Public perception and EU migration policy
In this episode, Christian Dustmann (UCL, RFBerlin) and Tommaso Frattini (University of Milan, RFBerlin) explore the politics of EU border control. As headlines increasingly focus on “securing borders,” they ask: Are these efforts really addressing the underlying challenges, or are...
Our new podcast series: Migration Talks
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new podcast series “Migration Talks”. Recorded during the RFBerlin Migration Forum, this series features leading experts and researchers discussing key issues in migration studies, including topics such as migration, security, borders,...
Adda’s expresses doubts on France’s smoking ban in public
Jérôme Adda expresses doubts on France’s public smoking ban. This was featured in several media, including Swiss Aktuell24 and German Altii, highlighting concerns over its unintended effects on private smoking behavior. Swiss news outlet Aktuell24 reported on Jérôme Adda raising...









