The University of Malta’s Islands and Small States Institute is next week hosting a seminar on migration and its social, economic and political implications.

International migration and its economic and social implications have emerged as a major area of concern for the sending and receiving countries and an important area of interest in academic publications.

Various issues are associated with migration including benefits such as remittances to the families of the migrants in the sending country, increased incomes and social benefits for the migrants and an increase in the labour supply in the host country, with implications for economic growth and the sustainability of pension schemes.

However, there are also a number of downsides associated with migration including problems relating to the integration, lowering of wage rates in the host country as a result of competition for jobs, and costs of providing welfare schemes to migrants.

The speakers at this seminar will discuss these issues: Russell King, from the University of Sussex, will talk on ‘What Can Brexit Teach Us About Migration?’; Mario Vassallo and Jean Claude Cachia, from the University of Malta, will tackle ‘Domestic and European Response to Migration: Malta’s Moral Dilemma’; and Raymond Facciol from the University of Malta, will talk on the ‘Impact of Migration on Education and Schools’.

There will also be time for questions and comments from the audience.

The seminar will be held on  Wednesday, October 4, at the Gateway Room 164, University of Malta, between 6pm and 8pm.  Attendance is free of charge but those wishing to attend are to inform Romina Carabott on islands@ um.edu.mt or by calling 2340 2117 or 2134 4879 by Monday.