Migration

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WORKING PAPERS
The Emigration Life Cycle: How Development Shapes Emigration from Poor Countries
Michael Clemens
August 18, 2020
Many governments seek to reduce emigration from low-income countries by encouraging economic development there. A large literature, however, observes that average emigration rates are higher in countries with sustained increases in GDP per capita than in either chronically poor countries or establis...
WORKING PAPERS
Migration from Developing Countries: Selection, Income Elasticity, and Simpson’s Paradox
Michael Clemens
and
Mariapia Mendola
August 18, 2020
How does immigration affect incomes in the countries migrants go to, and how do rising incomes shape emigration from the countries they leave? The answers depend on whether people who migrate have higher or lower productivity than people who do not migrate.
Blog Post
Emigration Rises Along with Economic Development. Aid Agencies Should Face This, but Not Fear It
Michael Clemens
August 18, 2020
As people in poor countries get richer, they are more likely to emigrate—despite many governments' attempts to use development assistance to deter emigration. Read CGD's new work on the relationship between emigration and wealth.
Blog Post
Regularizing Migrant Workers in Response to COVID-19
Gonzalo Fanjul
and
Helen Dempster
July 28, 2020
The positive impact undocumented migrants could have would be much larger if they had the legal right to work and live.
Blog Post
How Has COVID-19 Affected APTC’s Efforts to Promote Labor Mobility in the Pacific?
Helen Dempster
and
Andie Fong Toy
July 13, 2020
The Australian Government has confirmed that labor mobility is key to economic recovery throughout the region and that they will explore options to allow more Pacific Islanders to travel to Australia. As Australia’s flagship investment in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) i...
Blog Post
Including Immigrants is Good Policy Not Just During the Pandemic, but Afterwards Too
Thomas Ginn
and
Janeen Madan Keller
June 29, 2020
Inclusive policy changes spurred by COVID-19 have so far been limited and temporary, but as governments chart a path to recovery, immigrants and citizens alike would benefit from their extension well beyond the pandemic. This blog highlights two areas—access to the labor market and healthcare—w...
REPORTS
Labor Mobility Partnerships: Expanding Opportunity with a Globally Mobile Workforce
Rebekah Smith
and
Farah Hani
June 26, 2020
LaMP aims to be the first organization that actively works to increase rights-respecting labor mobility, ensuring that workers can access employment opportunities abroad. The long-term goal is to plug labor market gaps in OECD countries while unlocking billions in ...