We can have two but not three of the following: a dynamic economy, a dynamic (open) labour market and low migration. That, at least, is the conclusion of Hein de Haas, professor of sociology at the University of Amsterdam.
De Haas previously taught at Oxford University, where he co-founded and co-directed the International Migration Institute (IMI). He is the lead author of The Age of Migration, a seminal textbook in the field of migration studies. He also wrote the recent bestseller, How Migration Really Works.
We tend to look at immigration as something affected by factors such as war, climate change, inequality, the rise of social media or, perhaps, global transport links. But researchers in the field of migration studies tell us that one
