Senior Bruegel fellow Zsolt Darvas discusses the impact and integration of migrants in the European Union, based on a new research paper he has co-authored with Uuriintuya Batsaikhan and Inês Gonçalves Raposo.

Joining him on 'The Sound of Economics' is Manu Bhardwaj, vice president for research and insights at the Mastercard Centre for Inclusive Growth, while Sean Gibson takes the reins of his first podcast as the new Bruegel press officer.

Zsolt Darvas has written several blogs ahead of the release of the research paper, the issues of which are discussed in this episode:

[How the EU has become an immigration area](http://bru.gl/2AXuNIm) by Zsolt Darvas

[Support for intra-EU mobility of people is on the rise](http://bru.gl/2nRx2HH) by Zsolt Darvas

[The challenge of fostering financial inclusion of refugees](http://bru.gl/2AhUHml) by Zsolt Darvas

In addition, watch Bruegel's event on the same topic: [Better policies for people on the move](http://bru.gl/2B9Qx3t)

SPEAKERS 

Manu Bhardwaj, Vice President for Research and Insights, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, & Zsolt Darvas, Senior Fellow, Bruegel

PRODUCTION 

Sean Gibson & Giuseppe Porcaro