Lauren Gilbert
@lgilbert.co
researcher, writer, projects georg. currently: horizon scanning @ renaissance philanthropy; writer, laurenpolicy.com. formerly: open phil, qi, ucsd, caltech, etc.
I see you are the person who wants to commission the favorite child piece. 😂
November 8, 2025 at 6:43 AM
I see you are the person who wants to commission the favorite child piece. 😂
Oh, yes, those numbers! Those I did review. I crib shamelessly from the Migration Observatory.
November 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Oh, yes, those numbers! Those I did review. I crib shamelessly from the Migration Observatory.
Do you have a source for this? (Not questioning; the post I linked is part of a living lit review so the plan is to update ~yearly with new info that has come out / I've found since the post was released.)
November 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Do you have a source for this? (Not questioning; the post I linked is part of a living lit review so the plan is to update ~yearly with new info that has come out / I've found since the post was released.)
Honestly, I'm surprised it was as high as 55%, since it's often around 60% stay long-term and I'd expect lower-than-usual stay rates within EU given free movement.
November 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Honestly, I'm surprised it was as high as 55%, since it's often around 60% stay long-term and I'd expect lower-than-usual stay rates within EU given free movement.
I have a much longer piece about return migration here: www.laurenpolicy.com/p/return-mig...
tldr: seems consistent across places (and times!) that the lower-paid people leave more; sometimes it's U-shaped (and medium-wage people stay most); sometimes highly paid people aren't actually v mobile
tldr: seems consistent across places (and times!) that the lower-paid people leave more; sometimes it's U-shaped (and medium-wage people stay most); sometimes highly paid people aren't actually v mobile
Return Migration
Particularly in rich countries, people often assume that once a migrant arrives, they are likely to stay for life. This is not true. Many migrants move to another country only temporarily and return t...
www.laurenpolicy.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I have a much longer piece about return migration here: www.laurenpolicy.com/p/return-mig...
tldr: seems consistent across places (and times!) that the lower-paid people leave more; sometimes it's U-shaped (and medium-wage people stay most); sometimes highly paid people aren't actually v mobile
tldr: seems consistent across places (and times!) that the lower-paid people leave more; sometimes it's U-shaped (and medium-wage people stay most); sometimes highly paid people aren't actually v mobile
I too am a member of the Boriswave!
November 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I too am a member of the Boriswave!
I’m unemployed I have time to listen to the podcast now!!
October 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I’m unemployed I have time to listen to the podcast now!!
update from above nunavut: he's fine, costochondritis
October 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
update from above nunavut: he's fine, costochondritis