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reportJun 8, 2017

The Digital Footprint of Europe’s Refugees

An analysis of online searches in 2015 and 2016 opens a window into the path and timing of migrant flows from Middle East to Europe.
reportJun 8, 2017

Appendix: References

Al Jazeera English, 2015. “The top Google searches in Syria.” Doha, Qatar: Al Jazeera English, September. Arthur, Charles. 2014. “Google Flu Trends is no longer good at predicting flu, scientists find.” New York, NY: Guardian, March. BBC. 2017. “Languages across Europe: Turkey.” BBC News, May. BBC. 2016. “Who are the Kurds?” Middle East: BBC News, […]
reportJun 8, 2017

Acknowledgments

The report was written by Phillip Connor, research associate, with assistance from D’Vera Cohn, senior writer/editor. Mark Hugo Lopez, director of Global Migration and Demography research; James Bell, vice president of global strategy; Solomon Messing, director of Data Labs; and Neil Ruiz, Associate Director of Global Migration and Demography research, reviewed the report and provided […]
reportJun 8, 2017

Methodology

This report relies on data from Google Trends, a publicly available, web-based tool that permits users to explore online search volume by language and location over a specified time period. In this report, Google Trends is matched with migration data on refugee arrivals from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and asylum applications […]
reportJun 7, 2017

Do British Voters Regret Brexit Enough to Dump Theresa May?

A new Pew Research Center survey finds that 48 percent in Britain think exiting the EU will be bad for their country, compared with 44 percent who say Brexit will benefit their nation.
presentationJun 6, 2017

Views of the Economy Among the Public and OECD Thought Leaders

Key findings on the current and future state of the global economy from a Pew Research Center survey of OECD Forum attendees.
reportJun 5, 2017

Global Publics More Upbeat About the Economy

Nearly a decade after the Great Recession, economic spirits are reviving around the world. But many are pessimistic about the next generation’s financial future.
short readsJun 5, 2017

Through an American lens, Western Europe’s middle classes appear smaller

The American middle class is smaller than middle classes across Western Europe, but its income is higher.
reportJun 1, 2017

British Divided on Brexit Impact as New Elections Loom

Ahead of the June 8th general election, the British public is split on Brexit’s consequences and unsure of how much to trust their national government.
short readsJun 1, 2017

Trump’s nominees have already faced a large number of cloture votes

The president has been slow to nominate people to fill key posts, and most of those he has named have had to overcome the cloture hurdle before being confirmed.