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Migration & Development

Migration & Development

Brain Drain & Brain Gain
Circular Migration
Climate Change
Development Impacts
Diaspora Engagement
Remittances
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Governments, development specialists, and others have rediscovered the connections between migration and development. Yet while increasing volumes of research have focused on the actual and potential contributions of migrant communities to sustainable development or poverty reduction in their countries of origin, the findings have not been systematically translated into policy guidance. One result is that little coherence is to be found between the development and migration policies of governments in countries of destination and origin—a reality that the research offered here seeks to address.

Recent Activity

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Policy Briefs
September 2007
Protecting Overseas Workers: Lessons and Cautions from the Philippines
By  Dovelyn Rannveig Mendoza and Neil G. Ruiz
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Reports
September 2007
Gaining from Migration: Towards a New Mobility System
By  Demetrios G. Papademetriou and Gregory A. Maniatis
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Policy Briefs
June 2007
Leveraging Remittances for Development
By  Dilip Ratha
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Reports
June 2007
Bridging Divides: The Role of Ethnic Community-Based Organizations in Refugee Integration
By  Kathleen Newland, Hiroyuki Tanaka and Laura Barker
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Articles
June 1, 2007
Beyond Regional Circularity: The Emergence of an Ethiopian Diaspora
By Aaron Matteo Terrazas
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Policy Briefs
May 2007
The Phenomenal Rise in Remittances to India: A Closer Look
By  Muzaffar Chishti
Articles
April 26, 2007
Secondary Migration: Who Re-Migrates and Why These Migrants Matter
By Ayumi Takenaka
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Policy Briefs
April 2007
Circular Migration and Development: Trends, Policy Routes, and Ways Forward
By  Dovelyn Rannveig Mendoza and Kathleen Newland

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Recent Activity

Policy Briefs
September 2007

Protecting Overseas Workers: Lessons and Cautions from the Philippines

This report investigates how migrant-sending countries can protect their migrant workers abroad by examining the policies, functions, and challenges of the Philippine government’s membership-driven welfare fund, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA).
Fact Sheets
September 2007

Variable Impacts: State-level Analysis of the Slowdown in the Growth of Remittances to Mexico

This report offers an intricate look at the slowdown in remittance growth experienced by Mexico in 2007 by comparing remittance flow figures among Mexican states, and highlights regions that may be particularly vulnerable to risks associated with remittance fluctuations.

Articles
June 1, 2007

Beyond Regional Circularity: The Emergence of an Ethiopian Diaspora

While Ethiopians have long followed seasonal migration patterns within the Horn of Africa, it was only after the political upheavals of the 1970s that they began to settle in the West, as MPI's Aaron Matteo Terrazas reports.
Reports
June 2007

Bridging Divides: The Role of Ethnic Community-Based Organizations in Refugee Integration

This report explores the role of ethnic community-based organizations as drivers of refugee integration. It highlights contributions, challenges, and best practice methodologies identified through site visits to refugee-serving ECBOs across the country, and offers recommendations for enhancing the capacity and sustainability of refugee integration services.

 

Policy Briefs
June 2007

Leveraging Remittances for Development

This report identifies features of remittances that make them ideal leveraging agents for poverty reduction and migration management agendas, and proposes a four-part international research and policy agenda for maximizing the development impact of international remittances.

Policy Briefs
May 2007

The Phenomenal Rise in Remittances to India: A Closer Look

This report captures India’s exceptional growth in reported remittances over the 15-year period between 1990 and 2005. It explores the relative importance of these remittances in India’s economy, and then identifies factors responsible for this exponential gain.

Articles
April 26, 2007

Secondary Migration: Who Re-Migrates and Why These Migrants Matter

Relatively little is known about migration that involves more than one destination. Ayumi Takenaka of Bryn Mawr College examines the available data to assess who re-migrates to the United States.

Policy Briefs
April 2007

Circular Migration and Development: Trends, Policy Routes, and Ways Forward

This report draws from the existing body of knowledge surrounding circular migration to identify: research gaps, shortcomings of common policy routes, innovative circular migration policies, and critical considerations for policymakers seeking to design and implement positive circular migration schemes.

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