Migration Observatory 5th Annual Conference: “Immigration and COVID-19”
February 12 2021, 14.30 – 17.30 (CET) – Online via Zoom
The conference will explore the labour market integration of immigrants in destination countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a broad geographich view and from a multi-disciplinary perspective.
Additionally, the Migration Observatory 5th Annual Report will be presented by Tommaso Frattini (University of Milan and Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano). The report investigates the effect of COVID-19 on migrants’employment in Europe, with a special focus on Italy.
– Academic presentations:
Jana Cahlikova (Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance): “Covid-19 Crisis Fuels Hostility against Foreigners”
Jacopo Mazza (European Commission Joint Research Centre): “Being on the Frontline? Immigrant Workers in Europe and the COVID-19 Pandemic”
Climent Quintana-Domeque (University of Exeter): “COVID-19 and mental health deterioration by ethnicity and gender in the UK”
Martin Ruhs (European University Institute): “COVID-19 and systemic resilience: rethinking the impacts of migrant workers and labour migration policies”
Ashish Shenoy (University of California Davis): “Migration and the Labor Market Impacts of COVID-19”
– Presentation of the Migration Observatory 5th Annual Report, Tommaso Frattini (University of Milan and Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano)
Click here for the detailed programme.
Please register by email to: centro.dagliano@unimi.it
Zoom link will be sent 24 hours before the conference begins.