Madeleine Sumption

@M_Sumption

Director of @MigObs. Research on immigration - visa policy, economic impacts, migrants in the labor market, etc. Media enquiries pls contact Rob McNeil

Oxford University migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk Joined September 2011

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Madeleine Sumption @M_Sumption Mar 31

Published today! My take on why it’s so difficult for governments to make immigration policies that people trust

What Is Immigration Policy For?

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www.amazon.co.uk What Is Immigration Policy For? (What Is It For?) This book explores what immigration policy seeks to achieve and why so many people end up unhappy with the outcome. Drawing on decades of research and examples from high-income countries around the...

Madeleine Sumption @M_Sumption Sep 18

My op-ed in the FT today about why it can be misleading when the migration debate focuses too much on work visas
A big theme in my recent book, "What is Immigration Policy For?" which looks at why immigration policy is so difficult for governments to manage

Madeleine Sumption @M_Sumption Sep 17

Book available here if you don't have your copy yet!
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/trade/what-is-…

bristoluniversitypress.co.uk What Is Immigration Policy For? What Is Immigration Policy For?; This book explores what immigration policy seeks to achieve and why so many people end up unhappy with the outcome. Drawing on decades of research and examples from...

Madeleine Sumption @M_Sumption Sep 16

How does immigration affect public finances? Is the OBR getting it right? Which migration policies are fiscally costly vs beneficial?

Much enjoyed discussing all this - and my new book, "What is immigration policy for?" with @TheIFS on their excellent IFS Zooms In podcast
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Madeleine Sumption @M_Sumption Sep 16

How does immigration affect public finances? Is the OBR getting it right? Which migration policies are fiscally costly vs beneficial?

Much enjoyed discussing all this - and my new book, "What is immigration policy for?" with @TheIFS on their excellent IFS Zooms In podcast

Institute for Fiscal Studies Verified account @TheIFS Sep 10

NEW PODCAST: How does immigration affect the public finances?

🎙️@HelenMiller_IFS, @M_Sumption, and @MaxWarnerIFS sit down to discuss the impact of migration on the economy and the public finances ⬇️

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Madeleine Sumption @M_Sumption Aug 19

Brilliantly comprehensive analysis of migration & crime from @BenBrindle_

I learnt all sorts of things, eg 60% of Albanians' criminal convictions were drug offences, non-citizens rarely get bail, and there's almost zero data on how many ppl liable for deportation aren't removed

Migration Observatory Verified account @MigObs Aug 18

See the briefing for more on what the data can – and can’t – tell us about migration and crime.

migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/brie…
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