Migration Talks: Forced or free to move? Insights from Finland and Mozambique on displacement, climate and the cost of starting over.

In this episode of Migration Talks, researchers Sandra Sequeira (London School of Economics) and Dominik Hangartner (ETH Zurich) take us into two very different contexts  with surprising parallels. From post-conflict displacement in Mozambique to internal migration policies in post-war Finland, the conversation explores what drives people to move, and what happens when that movement is shaped less by choice than by circumstance.How does displacement affect long-term human capital? What incentives and policies help or hinder new beginnings? And how do people reconstruct lives, communities, and futures when they’re uprooted?This episode offers a comparative perspective on forced migration, resettlement, and the enduring resilience of people navigating constrained choices.Resources mentioned in the episode:📄 Forced Displacement and Human Capital: Evidence from Separated Siblings, by Giorgio Chiovelli, Stelios Michalopoulos, Elias Papaioannou, and Sandra Sequeira (NBER Working Paper)📄 The Intergenerational Effects of Forced Migration on Human Capital and Personality Traits, by Dominik Hangartner et al. Stay connected:🌐 Online: rfberlin.com🔗 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/rockwool-foundation-berlin🐦 X/Twitter: @RF_Berlin🎥 YouTube: youtube.com/@RFBerlin