Migration is a phenomenon that reflects economic, social and demographic imbalances across countries and requires a … development impact of migration. It will do so by commenting on three broad questions. First, how and in what ways is migration … important for development? Second, what are the costs and benefits of migration for developing and developed countries? And …

migration waves of the late 19th and early 20th centuries has left a legacy on the economic development of the counties where … look at the geography of migration across US counties in the 48 continental states. We then link this settlement pattern of … number of factors which may have influenced both the location of migrants at the time of migration, as well as for the …

developed but hundreds of millions. And yet migration is not "free" (see the case of China). …

Slow onset climate change has the potential to cause significant migration flows. Scientists have recently made … considerable efforts to quantify these flows based on empirical methods. However, the literature on international migration has …, we aim to uncover a factor which likely contributes to the mixed picture in the literature: how migration flow data is …

the relationship between these measures of selection and the income elasticity of migration. In low-income countries … countries the income elasticity of emigration demand is 0.23. The world's poor collectively treat migration not as an inferior … observed and unobserved determinants of income, from across the developing world. We use nationally representative survey data …

This conceptual paper, prepared for a United Nations Expert Group Meeting on Migration and Development, is concerned … historical background of high-skilled international migration, the paper examines the reasons for the recent growth in demand for … high-skilled workers in the technologically advanced nations. If then examines the impact of high-skilled migration on the …

the relationship between these measures of selection and the income elasticity of migration. In low-income countries … countries the income elasticity of emigration demand is 0.23. The world's poor collectively treat migration not as an inferior … observed and unobserved determinants of income, from across the developing world. We use nationally representative survey data …

Slow onset climate change has the potential to cause significant migration flows. Scientists have recently made … considerable efforts to quantify these flows based on empirical methods. However, the literature on international migration has …, we aim to uncover a factor which likely contributes to the mixed picture in the literature: how migration flow data is …