Talks@Bruegel: Migration and refugee policies with Neil Meads

How do changes in migrant and refugee policies affect where people move between economies and the legal pathways they take?

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Date and time: 30 April 2025 09:00-10:00
Format: Closed door, Hybrid, Chatham House Rule
Contact: Anastasiia Zaitseva

Speakers

Neil Meads

Deputy Division Chief, Multilateral Surveillance Division, Research Department, International Monetary Fund

Agenda

Check-in & breakfast

8:30-9:00

Agenda

Conversation

9:00-10:00

Chair: Jeromin Zettelmeyer, Bruegel Director
Neil Meads, Deputy Division Chief, Multilateral Surveillance Division, Research Department, International Monetary Fund

Neil Meads will discuss key insights from Chapter 3 of the IMF’s April 2025 World Economic Outlook: Journeys and Junctions: Spillovers from Migration and Refugee Policies. He will examine how changes in migrant and refugee policies can affect where people move between economies, the legal pathways they take, and the economic implications (challenges and opportunities) for economies receiving additional flows—with variation over time and according to the composition of flows. The discussion will also cover how policymakers can address challenges and better reap the benefits of handling inflows of people, and how international cooperation can help distribute short-term costs more evenly.