UQ event: Three Decades of Migration and Policy: What Have We Learned?

Please register your own ticket Colin Clark Lecture Series - School of Economics - University of Queensland

## 2025 Colin Clark Memorial Lecture byProfessor Tim Hatton, Australian National University and University of Essex (UK)

### Three Decades of Migration and Policy: What Have We Learned?

The School of Economics is proud to welcome Professor Tim Hatton as the 2025 Colin Clark keynote speaker. In this thought provoking address, Professor Hatton will reflect on decades of international migration and its evolving relationship with public policy.
Drawing on his extensive research, Professor Hatton will explore the dynamic interplay between immigration, public opinion and policy, focusing particularly on developments across Europe. He will also offer valuable insights into the evolving landscape of European asylum policy and what the past can teach us.
Join us for an engaging evening of ideas and reflection, as we consider how history can shed light on effective, informed migration policy.

## About the speaker - Professor Tim Hatton


Tim Hatton is an Emeritus Professor of Economics at both the Australian National University and the University of Essex (UK) and is internationally recognised for his contributions to economic research. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and the UK and continues to be an active voice in the field as a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR, London) and the Institute for the Study of Labour (IZA, Bonn).
An expert in labour economics and economic history, Professor Hatton has published extensively on labour markets, employment, immigration and welfare in different economics eras. His recent work has focused on immigration, asylum policy and public opinion in Europe. His influential publications include Global Migration and the World Economy: Two Centuries of Policy and Performance (MIT Press, 2005) and Seeking Asylum: Trends and Policies in the OECD (CEPR, 2011).