Dovelyn Rannveig Mendoza
Dovelyn Rannveig Mendoza was a Senior Policy Analyst at the Migration Policy Institute, where she managed MPI’s work in the Asia-Pacific region.
Before joining MPI, Ms. Mendoza was an Edward Weintal Scholar at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy in Washington, DC and a factory worker and part-time domestic worker in Reykjavik, Iceland. She also worked as Regional Research Officer at the International Organization for Migration in Bangkok and as consultant at the World Bank in Washington, DC and in Sydney.
She holds a master’s degree in foreign service, with honors, from Georgetown University, where she concentrated in international development; and a bachelor’s degree in political science, cum laude, from the University of the Philippines.
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Committed to the Diaspora: More Developing Countries Setting Up Diaspora Institutions
Governments in dozens of developing countries have diaspora institutions, but translating potential into measurable development gains is easier said than done.
Managing Temporary Migration: Lessons from the Philippine Model
A Philippine regulation system for overseas workers shows how origin states can shape temporary labor migration while still not necessarily eliminating risk to emigrants.
Learning by Doing: Experiences of Circular Migration
Circular migration programs built on compulsion rather than worker incentives tend to fail, pushing migrants into irregular status instead of encouraging voluntary return.
Protecting Overseas Workers: Lessons and Cautions from the Philippines
An ambitious overseas worker protection system in the Philippines expands safeguards for migrants but also entails risks related to weak oversight, and fee-based financing.
Circular Migration and Development: Trends, Policy Routes, and Ways Forward
Circular migration policies fall short of achieving development goals. Success requires voluntary return, investment-friendly origin countries, and private-sector engagement.
Linking Temporary Worker Schemes with Development
Evidence on temporary worker schemes as development tools remains mixed, with outcomes hinging on contract design, recruitment, and migrants' ability to save.
From A Zero-Sum to a Win-Win Scenario? Literature Review on Circular Migration
Circular migration holds real development potential, but realizing win-win outcomes depends on conditions that research has only begun to map.
Remittances and Development: Trends, Impacts, and Policy Options, A Review of the Literature
Remittances show real development promise, but critical knowledge gaps persist, including basic questions such as who remits, in what quantities, and through which channels.
Remittance Trends in Central America
Central America received $7.8 billion in remittances in 2004, a 17 percent increase over 2003.