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  • In this working paper, the authors find that remittances are often greatly underestimated in surveys. They suggest ways to improve the collection of such data.

  • The Commitment to Development Index ranks 22 of the world’s richest countries on their dedication to policies that benefit the 5.5 billion people living in poorer nations. Moving beyond standard comparisons of foreign aid volumes, the CDI quantifies a range of rich-country policies that affect...

  • If you found a trillion-dollar bill on the sidewalk, would you pick it up? Michael Clemens thinks he has found a bunch of such bills—huge gains to the poor people and the world economy that could be achieved by easing restrictions on cross-border labor mobility.  He has written a working...

  • Barriers to emigration cost the world economy much more than all remaining barriers to the international movement of goods and capital combined, but they are given little attention by economists. Michael Clemens writes that they deserve a much higher research priority and sketches a four-point...

  • When a catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti last year the U.S. government and public moved quickly to aid the survivors. The response was swift and compassionate. But America did not do something simple and low-cost that could have helped the survivors of this horrible event. It did not...

  • This policy brief explores the various legal channels through which the U.S. government could leverage the power of migration to help provide disaster relief.

  • This paper explores the legal means by which victims of natural disasters could qualify as refugees and thus benefit from the power of migration as a tool for disaster recovery.

  • The Commitment to Development Index (CDI) ranks 22 of the world’s richest countries on their dedication to policies that benefit the five billion people living in poorer nations. Moving beyond standard comparisons of foreign aid volumes, the CDI quantifies a range of rich country policies that...

  • On September 29, 2010, senior fellow Michael Clemens participated in a panel discussion at the American Enterprise Institute of Beside the Golden Door: U.S. Immigration Reform in a New Era of Globalization, a new book that proposes shifting U.S. immigration policy to favor work-based visas.

  • For the first time, the elderly, urban populations, and women of reduced fertility outnumber their counterparts. Joel E. Cohen discusses how changing demographic trends will require a heavier focus on primary and secondary education, reproductive health and demographically sensitive urban planning.

    • Nancy Birdsall, President

      An internationally recognized expert on the impact of rich-country policies on poor people in developing countries, Nancy Birdsall is the author, co-author, or editor of more than a dozen books and over 100 articles in scholarly journals and monographs, published in English and Spanish. She is the...

    • Michael Clemens, Senior Fellow

      Michael Clemens leads CGD's Migration and Development initiative. His research focuses on the effects of international migration on people from and in developing countries. He also serves as CGD’s research manager, directing the Center’s engagement with the academic research community.

    • John Gibson, Former Visiting Fellow

      John Gibson was a visiting fellow at the Center for Global Development and is currently a Professor of Economics at the Waikato Management School, New Zealand. Prior to this, Gibson was Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics at the University of Canterbury, and also taught at the...

    • Devesh Kapur, Non-Resident Fellow

      Devesh Kapur is the Director of the Centre for Advanced Study of India, he holds the Madan Lal Sobti Professorship for the Study of Contemporary India, and he is an associate professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania. His research examines local-global linkages in political...

    • Michael Kremer, Non-Resident Fellow

      Michael Kremer is the Gates Professor of Developing Societies in the department of economics at Harvard University, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and non-resident fellow at the Center for Global Development. Kremer’s recent research examines education and health in developing...

    • Lant Pritchett, Non-Resident Fellow

      Lant Pritchett is professor of the practice of international development and Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Before returning the Kennedy School, he was lead socio-economist in the social development group of the South Asia region of the World Bank, resident in Delhi, 2004–2007.

  • 2011 Commitment to Development Index

    What Is the CDI? Rich and poor countries are linked in many ways--by foreign aid, commerce, migration, the environment, and military affairs. The Commitment to Development Index (CDI) rates 22 rich countries on how much they help poor countries build prosperity, good government, and security. Each...

  • Improving Migration Data

    CGD’s Commission on International Migration Data for Development Research identified steps to improve data collection so that researchers and policymakers have the numbers they need to assess the impact of migration. CGD continues to push for implementation.

  • Migration and the Trillion Dollar Bills on the Sidewalk: Michael Clemens - Sep 7, 2011

    If you found a trillion-dollar bill on the sidewalk, would you pick it up? Michael Clemens thinks he has found a bunch of such bills—huge gains to the poor people and the world economy that could be achieved by easing restrictions on cross-border labor mobility.  He has written a working...

  • U.S. Disaster Assistance and Migration Policy: Michael Clemens - Jun 6, 2011

    When a catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti last year the U.S. government and public moved quickly to aid the survivors. The response was swift and compassionate. But America did not do something simple and low-cost that could have helped the survivors of this horrible event. It did not...

  • The Employment-Based Immigration Reform Solution - Oct 15, 2010

    On September 29, 2010, senior fellow Michael Clemens participated in a panel discussion at the American Enterprise Institute of Beside the Golden Door: U.S. Immigration Reform in a New Era of Globalization, a new book that proposes shifting U.S. immigration policy to favor work-based visas.

  • Paul Romer’s Bold New Idea for Charter Cities - Apr 26, 2010

    The planet's population will swell by two to three billion people over the next few decades. Where will all those people live? My guest on this week's Global Prosperity Wonkcast has a bold new idea. Paul Romer is a senior fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, a non-resident...

  • Conversation with Acting President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan (Event Audio) - Apr 14, 2010

    Click here to listen to audio from a conversation with Acting President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan on several of the key issues that his country faces, including electoral reform, consolidation of the gains of the Niger Delta Amnesty, the fight against corruption, and improvement to the power...

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