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Economic Principles of the Refugee Crisis

Jim Riley

10th September 2015

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Emotions are running high over the refugee crisis, with heart-breaking images arousing waves of compassion across Europe.

As ever, however, economics lurks in the background. The tragic stories of refugees coming to Europe rightly elicit a call to help those in need, but we must understand the underlying realities to truly do something about this crisis.

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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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