An opinion piece by Jackline Wahba and Valentina Di Iasio in The Conversation
QuantMig members Professor Jackie Wahba and Dr Valentina Di Iasio have written for The Conversation on the factors influencing asylum seekers’ destination choices. They look at data on asylum seekers coming to EU countries between 2008 and 2020, and find that the strongest pull factor for asylum seekers to a destination is social and personal networks - read their full contribution here. The article is based on the work presented in QuantMig Deliverable D3.4 "The determinants of Refugees’ Destinations: Where Do Refugees Locate within the EU?"
This work has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 870299 QuantMig: Quantifying Migration Scenarios for Better Policy. This document reflects the authors'view and the Research Executive Agency of the European Commission are not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.
