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Kate Gough is a research associate supporting the work of Michael Clemens and Cindy Huang on migration and forced displacement. Prior to joining CGD in May 2017, she worked with the International Organization for Migration’s Office to the United Nations, and later in defense policy research. While earning her bachelor's in political science at Southern Methodist University, Gough conducted field research and reporting on migration across the US border from Central America and Mexico, and conducted field research on the impact of Syrian refugee migration on Jordanian political security.
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October 11, 2017
Publication
The world urgently needs innovation to shape how international migration happens. Today people who are forcibly displaced are seen and treated largely as a burden, not as a resource that can bring shared benefits. A new type of private-public partnership can offer new opportunity for some of those who are forcibly displaced. It can be called a Global Skill Partnership, and this note illustrates how it might work for Syrians displaced into Turkey.
February 12, 2018
Blog Post
An increasingly common justification for European development assistance to Africa is the notion that it will reduce migration from the South. While this sounds intuitive and makes for an appealing argument, the research shows that it is highly unlikely. As communities become less poor, more people gain the abilities and wherewithal to undertake an expensive journey to a better life elsewhere. Development often increases migration—at least initially.
January 23, 2018
Blog Post
As world leaders gather to kick off the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, CGD’s experts weigh in to shed some light on the ongoing debates, with innovative evidence-based solutions to the world’s most urgent challenges, and also discuss what’s not on the agenda but should be.
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