The refugee's dilemma

Mathias Thoenig interviewed by Tim Phillips, 08 January 2021

A new study uses detailed data on the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany to investigate why individuals become refugees. Mathias Thoenig tells Tim Phillips about a simple policy that would have saved hundreds of thousands of lives in the 1930s, but is still ignored today.

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Topics:  Economic history Migration

Tags:  refugees, Nazi Germany, Jewish persecution

Mathias Thoenig

Professor of Economics, HEC, University of Lausanne and CEPR Research Fellow

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