This volume reflects the expansion of the World Bank Research Program on International Migration and Development into … impact on immigrants, and the impact of international migration and remittances on poverty and other development indicators …

Migrants have received heightened international recognition from the development community in recent times. New World … Bank estimates on the volume of remittances show that documented remittance flows continue to increase at a rapid rate … World Bank Global Development Report) and projecting $90 billion for 2003, based on trends in the first half of the year …

evidence on the impact of migration and remittances on several development indicators, including innovative thinking about the … -- Introduction -- Who Is a Migrant? What Is the Extent of International Migration? -- Do International Migration and Remittances … Reduce Poverty? -- What is the Link between Migration and Remittances on the One Hand and Investments in Education and …