Development

The Development and Fiscal Effects of Emigration on Mexico

Mexico's fiscal balance benefits from emigration—GDP rose 8.8 percent and tax collection 7.4 percent between 1990 and 2000, driven by remittances and labor market effects.

Here, There, and Back Again: A New Zealand Case Study of Chinese Circulatory Transmigration

Among Chinese migrants in New Zealand, younger people identify more strongly with their homeland, contradicting classical theories of acculturation.

Substantial Investments to Court Diaspora Entrepreneurs for Development Gains

2011 saw a wave of diaspora entrepreneurship, with the U.S. government committing $100 million to La Idea alone.

Mobilizing Diaspora Entrepreneurship for Development

Diaspora entrepreneurs hold a "first-mover" advantage, yet governments often struggle to direct investment.

Improving the Governance of International Migration

Shared Challenges and Opportunities for EU and U.S. Immigration Policymakers

Despite institutional differences, EU and U.S. policymakers confront shared migration challenges and openings for mutual learning.

Migration and Development Policy: What Have We Learned?

Experience shows migration can support development but is no silver bullet.

Running in Circles: Progress and Challenges in Regulating Recruitment of Filipino and Sri Lankan Labor Migrants to Jordan

This webinar discussed the recruitment and flow of migrants in Asia and the Middle East, featuring .

Running in Circles: Progress and Challenges in Regulating Recruitment of Filipino and Sri Lankan Labor Migrants to Jordan

Labor migration from the Philippines and Sri Lanka to Jordan remains tightly regulated on paper but riddled with recruiter abuses and protection gaps.

Running in Circles: Progress and Challenges in Regulating Recruitment of Filipino and Sri Lankan Labor Migrants to Jordan (In Arabic)

لا تزال هجرة اليد العاملة من الفلبين وسريلانكا إلى الأردن خاضعة لرقابة صارمة على الورق، لكنها تعج بانتهاكات شركات التوظيف وثغرات في الحماية.