I. Innovative approaches for estimating irregular migration

Jun 18, 2025 | 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Auditorium B1, Niagara:B0E15

Description

As part of the EU-funded "Measuring irregular migration and related policies" (MIRREM) project, the University of Potsdam, in collaboration with the University of Oxford, European University Institute, and Vrije University Brussel have spent two years piloting new ideas on how to estimate irregular migration using, among other sources, social media data, flight passenger data, and mortality and healthcare data. In this parallel session, we present the methodological innovations, and the new estimates associated with this project. We provide a non-technical discussion of the relative benefits and risks of these approaches including the degree to which these approaches are scalable and can reach more countries. The panel will be based on a series of briefing papers released as part of the MIRREM project by the end of 2024. Moderator: Jasper Tjaden, Professor for Applied Social Research and Public Policy, University of Potsdam Speakers: - Tuba Bircan, Professor, Vrije University Brussels - Carlos Vargas-Silva, Professor, University of Oxford - Alejandra Rodriguez-Sanchez, Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Potsdam - David Moriña, Assistant Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona