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Leveraging Remittances for Development
Remittances to developing countries finance education, health, and small business while reducing poverty. Policies seeking to reduce transfer costs would promote these outcomes.
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.
All about the Border
Border enforcement expanded on two continents in 2006, with U.S. National Guard troops at the U.S.-Mexico border and Frontex patrols in the Atlantic.
Crisis in Lebanon Displaces Lebanese, Foreign Workers, and Refugees
The summer 2006 conflict in Lebanon displaced an estimated 1 million people and exposed disparities in how Western citizens and foreign workers were evacuated.
Migrations Transsahariennes vers l'Afrique du Nord et l'UE: Origines Historiques et Tendances Actuelles
Née de dynamiques historiques et structurelles, la migration transsaharienne résiste aux politiques de fermeture des frontières européennes et nord-africaines.
Trans-Saharan Migration to North Africa and the EU: Historical Roots and Current Trends
Trans-Saharan migration has grown since the 1990s due to Libyan policies and regional conflict.
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.
Iran: A Vast Diaspora Abroad and Millions of Refugees at Home
Driven by the 1979 revolution and persistent economic pressures, Iran has produced three waves of emigration while hosting millions of Afghan and Iraqi refugees.
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.
The Lebanese Crisis and Its Impact on Immigrants and Refugees
The 2006 war in Lebanon displaced nearly 1 million people and exposed the precarious status of migrant workers and refugees lacking legal protections.
