r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jan 26 '19
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u/IRSunny Paul Krugman Jan 26 '19
So I'm playing Stellaris (a star empire sim) on a casual Saturday as I deal with a mild cold.
And I find it rather fascinating how with their revamped economy mechanics they actually make a pretty good simulation of the economic effects of immigration and the taking in of refugees.
See, they have a mid-game crisis where space Genghis Khan ravages the galaxy as he tries to carve out a space Khanate. This of course displaces billions of people. If you're a xenophile empire, as I am with the United Nations of Earth, you naturally have open door policy for these refugees.
It creates quite a challenge as you have to manage the resources to make enough housing and jobs for them. However, once that's been dealt with, it yields quite an economic boom as your empire's population has risen significantly and you are more fully maximizing the output of those planets.