International migration analysis often focuses on mass migration rather than on the international mobility of elites … affect international development. -- International migration ; entrepreneurial ; political migrants ; talent mobility …

Economic research on labour migration in the developing world has traditionally focused on the role played by the … rich microdata, more attention has been paid to the effects of migration on the lives of family members left behind. This … paper examines how the temporary migration of parents for the sole purpose of work affects the health outcomes of children …

In a 2017 UNU-WIDER project, 'Forced migration and inequality', one of us collaborated on a comparison of Afghan and … revisit the contributions of the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies special issue that resulted from that earlier project …

physical and mental disability resulting from pre-migration and migration traumas, and inability to develop occupational niches …

This paper provides an overview of the characteristics of migrant households and analyses the effects of migration in … that remittances and migration act as a shock-coping mechanism, especially in the presence of natural shocks. Remittance …

Using detailed microdata, we document how migration-dependent households are especially vulnerable during the COVID-19 … and observational variation in prior migration dependence. We report 25 per cent greater declines in earnings and fourfold … greater prevalence of food insecurity among migrant households since March. Causes include lower migration rates, less …

This study examines the effects of cross-border return migration on intertemporal and intergenerational transmission of … function of their migration histories. Return migrants, current migrants, and (yet) non-migrants are distinguished. Transitions …, demographics and migration status. Migration patterns are found to differ systematically between Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia, as well …