Most developed countries have foreign aid programs that aim to alleviate poverty and foster economic growth in less developed countries, but with very limited success. A large body of evidence indicates that the root of the economic development problem is cross-country differences in the...

In the debate in Europe, conflict, lack of development, population growth, and climate change are often described as the 'root causes' of African migration. However, recent research-based literature on the links between migration and development stands in stark contrast to such simplified...

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...

Contributed articles presented at an international conference organized by DFID and Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit, University of Dhaka with reference to emigration and immigration in various South Asian countries for economic reasons

Migration policy research is biased towards receiving countries. Furthermore, even emigration policies are generally evaluated against their ability to control migration. This article asserts that 'filling the sending-country gap' should go beyond the role of policies in shaping (or reducing)...