Ideas to action: independent research for global prosperity
Search
Filters:
Experts
Facet Toggle
Topics
Facet Toggle
Content Type
Facet Toggle
Publication Type
Facet Toggle
Article Type
Facet Toggle
Event Type
Facet Toggle
Time Frame
Facet Toggle
BRIEFS
September 18, 2024
EU member states have ambitious green transition targets and healthcare strategies in place, requiring the relevant sectors to expand. Yet these sectors are already suffering from large workforce shortages. Expanding skilled migration from third countries to the EU to meet these shortages risks stri...
Blog Post
August 06, 2024
Each year around 169 million people cross borders in search of better economic opportunities, with the largest number migrating to Arab states and the largest share from Southeast Asia and South Asia. These migrants play a crucial role in the economic fabric of both their host and their home countri...
Blog Post
August 01, 2024
As Asia and the Pacific transitions from demographic dividends to deficits, policies focusing on labor mobility and regional cooperation are essential. Investing in human capital and flexible migration policies can address workforce imbalances, ensuring continued economic growth and stability across...
Blog Post
July 30, 2024
With disaster displacement on the rise, and the link to climate change established, the need to reduce the risk of internal displacement and provide solutions will require finance. A lot more finance. Given the constraints on domestic resources and the demands on stretched ODA budgets, and the absen...
POLICY PAPERS
July 30, 2024
Internal displacement in the context of climate change and disasters is now recognized as a development issue with humanitarian consequences. As countries gain a greater understanding of the underlying drivers of displacement, and the corrosive effect it has on development outcomes, re-positioning p...
Blog Post
June 18, 2024
Roughly 40 percent of the world’s refugees live in countries where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) individuals face legal persecution. 64 countries worldwide criminalize consensual same-sex relations, with sentences ranging from imprisonment to the death penalty.
Contrary ...
POLICY PAPERS
June 17, 2024
The green transition is widely expected to lead to high levels of net job creation, with roles distributed across the pay and skill spectrum. To fill these roles, many countries of destination will need to use migration alongside their domestic labour supply. Yet few countries of origin have enough ...
Blog Post
June 06, 2024
Gyude speaks with Dr. Stephen Adaawen of the University of Groningen about the different types of human mobility and their complexities, the disproportionate impact of climate change on unplanned settlements, and the unique burdens of climate-related migration on African women and children.
Blog Post
June 05, 2024
Addressing the unprecedented levels of irregular migration requires a fundamental shift in understanding the problem: People come whenever there are jobs to be filled in the American economy. It is true today, and it has been true for decades. That is main finding from my new study analyzing nearly ...
