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Uncomfortable facts and trends: The economic and demographic impacts of humanitarian immigration in Finland and Sweden the years 1990-2018

Granholm, Rolf Lennart LU (2019) EKHK18 20191
Department of Economic History
Abstract
Humanitarian immigration has with the recent European immigration crisis in 2015-2016 become
a hotly debated subject, not least in Finland and Sweden. While there are many discussions being
had surrounding this topic, few economic or demographic studies or analyses have been done. This study aims to combine the data, literature and studies done so far on humanitarian immigration in both countries in order to discuss and compare the economic and demographic effects
humanitarian immigration has had in respective countries in the 1990-2018 period. The results
from this study show that in both countries the net economic and demographic impacts of
humanitarian immigration have been negative; with largely similar trends but certain... (More)
Humanitarian immigration has with the recent European immigration crisis in 2015-2016 become
a hotly debated subject, not least in Finland and Sweden. While there are many discussions being
had surrounding this topic, few economic or demographic studies or analyses have been done. This study aims to combine the data, literature and studies done so far on humanitarian immigration in both countries in order to discuss and compare the economic and demographic effects
humanitarian immigration has had in respective countries in the 1990-2018 period. The results
from this study show that in both countries the net economic and demographic impacts of
humanitarian immigration have been negative; with largely similar trends but certain differences in
short- and long-term costs, rates of assimilation, and future prospects. (Less)
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author
Granholm, Rolf Lennart LU
supervisor
organization
course
EKHK18 20191
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type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
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language
English
id
8981766
date added to LUP
2019-06-17 13:12:03
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2019-06-17 13:12:03
@misc{8981766,
  abstract     = {{Humanitarian immigration has with the recent European immigration crisis in 2015-2016 become
a hotly debated subject, not least in Finland and Sweden. While there are many discussions being
had surrounding this topic, few economic or demographic studies or analyses have been done. This study aims to combine the data, literature and studies done so far on humanitarian immigration in both countries in order to discuss and compare the economic and demographic effects
humanitarian immigration has had in respective countries in the 1990-2018 period. The results
from this study show that in both countries the net economic and demographic impacts of
humanitarian immigration have been negative; with largely similar trends but certain differences in
short- and long-term costs, rates of assimilation, and future prospects.}},
  author       = {{Granholm, Rolf Lennart}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Uncomfortable facts and trends: The economic and demographic impacts of humanitarian immigration in Finland and Sweden the years 1990-2018}},
  year         = {{2019}},
}