Kate Hooper
Kate Hooper is a Senior Policy Analyst with MPI’s Global Program, where she leads MPI’s international work on labor migration. Her areas of research include legal migration pathways, fair and ethical recruitment, the implications of remote work and other nontraditional working arrangements for immigrant selection systems, labor market integration, and complementary pathways for displaced populations.
Ms. Hooper has advised governments and intergovernmental organizations on legal migration pathways and opportunities to adapt immigration and immigrant integration policies to respond to emerging labor market trends. She had a part-time secondment to the United Nations Development Program, where she conducted an internal review of UNDP’s programming on return and sustainable reintegration.
Ms. Hooper is the primary point person for the Transatlantic Council on Migration, MPI’s flagship international initiative that brings together senior policymakers, experts, and other stakeholders to discuss responses to pressing migration, protection, and immigrant integration issues.
She holds a master’s degree with honors from the University of Chicago’s Committee on International Relations, and a bachelor of the arts degree in history from the University of Oxford. She also holds a certificate in international political economy from the London School of Economics.
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Improving the Labour Market Integration of Migrants and Refugees: Empowering cities through better use of EU instruments
European cities are front-line integration providers, but funding constraints and governance gaps limit their impact. Smarter use of EU instruments could change that.
Reinventing Mutual Recognition Arrangements: Lessons from International Experiences and Insights for the ASEAN Region
Mutual recognition arrangements are declining in number globally and mostly cover academic diplomas. They must be reformed to be relevant for 21st-century labor markets.
European Project Dealt a Blow with Brexit Vote and Challenges to Migration Management
The Brexit vote and the European Union's faltering migration response put free movement and the Schengen area under pressure, leaving the project's future uncertain.
All at Sea: The Policy Challenges of Rescue, Interception, and Long-Term Response to Maritime Migration
Maritime migration policy has shifted from rescue to interception, sharpening the tension between border security and the legal obligation to protect those in distress at sea.
Protection on the Move: Eritrean Refugee Flows through the Greater Horn of Africa
Eritrean refugees' frequent onward movement challenges traditional protection frameworks and exposes serious gaps in asylum systems from the Horn of Africa to Europe.
The Canadian Expression of Interest System: A model to manage skilled migration to the European Union?
Canada's Express Entry system offers the European Union a practical model for improving skilled-talent matching without requiring a full overhaul of Member State competences.
Young Children of Refugees in the United States: Integration Successes and Challenges
Young children of refugees benefit from strong family structures and parental employment, but two-thirds live in low-income households in the United States and outcomes vary sharply by origin.
Reaching a “Fair Deal” on Talent: Emigration, Circulation, and Human Capital in Countries of Origin
Most skilled-migration programs certify credentials without providing mentoring or connections for newcomers, leaving much of the potential benefit to origin countries unrealized.
Shine Wears Off Investor Visa Programs as Questions about Economic Benefits and Fraud Lead to Reforms
Allegations of fraud and thin economic gains pushed changes to investor visa programs, reshaping who buys residency and where.
Improving Migrants' Labour Market Integration in Europe from the Outset: A cooperative approach to predeparture measures
Predeparture integration measures have underperformed because origin and destination countries rarely coordinate their design, undermining labor market outcomes.
