Documents et rapports

Exploiting the Brain Gain Potential for Better Human Capital Outcomes in Grenada (anglais)

Grenada has a sizable diaspora relative to its small population. In 2020, an estimated 62,200 Grenadians, or 49.5 percent of the population, lived abroad (UN DESA, 2020). The US is the primary destination...

International mobility as a development strategy: Kosovo Country Report (anglais)

Emigration has played an important role throughout Kosovo’s history. Calculations based on government figures suggest that the total number of Kosovar emigrants is nearly 800,000.1 This implies that almost...

News Sentiment in Destination Countries and Migration Choices : Evidence from Libya (anglais)

Changes in the sentiment of migration-related news published in destination countries affect the timing of migrants’ journeys to these countries. Using geo-localized data on migrants in Libya and the complete...

The Impact of Migration on Future Population Change : Global Demographic Projections with Integrated Immigration and Emigration Assumptions (anglais)

In a growing number of countries international migration has a significant impact on the population size and structure this is both true for sending and receiving countries. Despite this fact most population...

Globalization, Dutch Disease, and Vulnerability to External Shocks in a Small Open Economy : The Case of Lebanon in 1916 and 2019 (anglais)

This paper investigates the similarities between the economy of 1912 Mount Lebanon on the eve of the famine of 1916 and the economy of 2004 Lebanon that set the stage for the major economic and social...

Migration, families, and counterfactual families (anglais)

Migration changes how families form and dissolve, and how one should conceptualize the family. This has implications for thinking about how the migration decision is modelled when individuals are unable...

Can Information and Alternatives to Irregular Migration Reduce “Backway” Migration from The Gambia ? (anglais)

Irregular migration from West Africa to Europe across the Sahara and Mediterranean is extremely risky for migrants and a key policy concern. A cluster-randomized experiment with 3,641 young men from 391...

Fears and Tears : Should More People Be Moving within and from Developing Countries, and What Stops This Movement ? (anglais)

Only one in seven of the world’s population has ever migrated, despite the enormous gains in income possible through international and internal movement. This paper examines the evidence for different...

Migration in Bulgaria : Current Challenges and Opportunities (anglais)

This paper presents evidence on trends, profiles, drivers, and impacts of Bulgarian emigration. The analysis shows that emigration is mostly led by sizable wage differentials and that emigrants tend to...

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Return Migrants and the Wage Premium : Does the Legal Status of Migrants Matter ? (anglais)

This paper examines the impact of the legal status of overseas migrants on their wages upon return to the home country. Using unique data from the Arab Republic of Egypt, which allows distinguishing between...

Temporary Migration for Long-term Investment (anglais)

In the presence of credit constraints, temporary migration abroad provides an effective strategy for workers to accumulate savings to finance self-employment when they return home. This paper provides...

Moving for Prosperity : Global Migration and Labor Markets - Policy Research Report (Vol. 2 of 2) : Overview (anglais)

This Policy Research Report (PRR), Moving for Prosperity: Global Migration and Labor Markets, is an attempt to address this tension between the academic research and the public discourse by focusing on...

Security Management Plan Central African Republic - Education Sector Plan Support Project (P173103) (anglais)

A Reappraisal of the Migration-Development Nexus : Testing the Robustness of the Migration Transition Hypothesis (anglais)

This paper tests the migration transition hypothesis that emigration flows first increase and later decrease with a country’s economic development. Using a migration version of the gravity model, this...

Have Remittances Affected Real Unit Labor Costs in the Transition Economies of Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia ? (anglais)

Twelve of the 29 transition economies in Europe and Central Asia are high remittance recipients, with average remittance receipts equivalent to 5 percent or more of their gross domestic product in the...

România - Politica Urbană : Livrabilul 1. Document Însoțitor 4 : Document Justificativ - Schimbări Demografice în România : Factori, Tendințe și Previziuni despre Viitor (Roumain)

O sută şaizeci din cele 319 localităţi urbane ale României au un potenţial demografic extrem de limitat şi aproape sigur se vor micşora în următorul deceniu. Aceștia sunt în curs de ruralizare, suferă...

Romania - Urban Policy : Output 1. Companion Paper - 4 : Support Paper - Demographic Change in Romania : Factors, Trends and Projections for the Future (anglais)

One hundred sixty of Romania's 319 urban localities have an extremely limited demographic potential and are almost certain to shrink in the coming decade. They are undergoing ruralization, suffering due...

Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) - Tunisia COVID-19 Response project - P173945 (anglais)

International Migration and Household Well-Being : Evidence from Uzbekistan (russe)

As one of the most pivotal ways that labor markets adjust to changing economic conditions, international migration is never far from the center of the national discussion in Uzbekistan. This paper summarizes...