Impact of Migration on Economic and Social Development : A Review of Evidence and Emerging Issues
This paper provides a review of the literature on the development impact of migration and remittances on origin countries and on destination countries in the South. International migration is an ever-growing phenomenon that has important developmen...
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ABSENCE OF CREDIT ABUSE ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ADOLESCENTS AGE OF MARRIAGE AGED AGING BENEFITS OF MIGRATION BRAIN DRAIN CAPITAL FLOWS CAREGIVERS CASH RESERVES CHILD HEALTH CHRONIC POVERTY CITIZENSHIP CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CONSEQUENCES OF MIGRATION COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN COUNTRY OF ORIGIN CREDIT MARKETS CRIME DECISION MAKING DEMOCRACY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISCRIMINATION DISEASES DIVORCE DOMESTIC WORKLOAD DRUGS ECOLOGICAL STABILITY ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS ECONOMIC INEQUALITY ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECOSYSTEM EDUCATED MIGRANTS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELDERLY EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION EXPLOITATION EXTERNAL FINANCING FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY PLANNING FAMILY STRUCTURES FEMALE MIGRANTS FERTILITY FERTILITY PREFERENCES FERTILITY RATES FORCED MIGRATION GENDER ROLES GLOBAL AIDS EPIDEMIC GLOBAL COMMISSION GLOBAL COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CONSEQUENCES HEALTH EFFECTS HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH WORKERS HIV HOME COUNTRIES HOST COUNTRIES HOST COUNTRY HOST SOCIETY HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS OF MIGRANTS HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IMMIGRANT IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION LAW IMMIGRATION POLICY IMMIGRATION REFORM IMPACT OF MIGRATION INCOME INEQUALITY INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AIDS INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL TRADE IRREGULAR MIGRANTS IRREGULAR MIGRATION JOB CREATION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LABOR SUPPLY LARGE POPULATION LAWS LEGAL MIGRANTS LIMITED RESOURCES LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL POPULATION MEDICAL SERVICES MIGRANT MIGRANT REMITTANCES MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRANT-SENDING COUNTRIES MIGRANTS MIGRATION DATA MIGRATION FLOWS MIGRATION ISSUES MIGRATION POLICIES MIGRATION POLICY MIGRATION PROCESS MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE NATIONAL SECURITY NATIONALS NATIVE WORKERS NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL RESOURCE NEW BUSINESS NUMBER OF MIGRANTS NURSES OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE OLDER PEOPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PARENTING PERSECUTION POLICY BRIEF POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL ACTION POPULATION INCREASES POPULATION MEETINGS POPULATION MOVEMENTS POPULATION STUDIES PRACTITIONERS PRINT MEDIA PROGRESS PROSTITUTION PUBLIC SERVICES REFUGEE REFUGEE CAMPS REFUGEES REMITTANCE REMITTANCES REPATRIATION RESPECT RETURN MIGRATION RISK FACTORS RISKY BEHAVIOR RURAL AREAS RURAL PRODUCTIVITY SAFE WATER SAFETY NETS SANITATION SCARCE RESOURCES SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SEA LEVEL SERVICE PROVISION SEX SEX WORKERS SEXUAL ABUSE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS SKILL DEVELOPMENT SKILLED MIGRANTS SMALL COUNTRIES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WELFARE SOVEREIGNTY SPONSORS TEMPORARY MIGRATION TERRORIST TERTIARY EDUCATION TRAUMA TUBERCULOSIS UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS UNEMPLOYMENT UNITED NATIONS POPULATION DIVISION URBAN AREAS URBANIZATION VICTIMS VIOLENCE VULNERABILITY WAR WORK EXPERIENCE WORKFORCE WORKING CONDITIONS WORKPLACE XENOPHOBIA YOUNG WOMEN |
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ABSENCE OF CREDIT ABUSE ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ADOLESCENTS AGE OF MARRIAGE AGED AGING BENEFITS OF MIGRATION BRAIN DRAIN CAPITAL FLOWS CAREGIVERS CASH RESERVES CHILD HEALTH CHRONIC POVERTY CITIZENSHIP CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CONSEQUENCES OF MIGRATION COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN COUNTRY OF ORIGIN CREDIT MARKETS CRIME DECISION MAKING DEMOCRACY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISCRIMINATION DISEASES DIVORCE DOMESTIC WORKLOAD DRUGS ECOLOGICAL STABILITY ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS ECONOMIC INEQUALITY ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECOSYSTEM EDUCATED MIGRANTS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELDERLY EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION EXPLOITATION EXTERNAL FINANCING FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY PLANNING FAMILY STRUCTURES FEMALE MIGRANTS FERTILITY FERTILITY PREFERENCES FERTILITY RATES FORCED MIGRATION GENDER ROLES GLOBAL AIDS EPIDEMIC GLOBAL COMMISSION GLOBAL COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CONSEQUENCES HEALTH EFFECTS HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH WORKERS HIV HOME COUNTRIES HOST COUNTRIES HOST COUNTRY HOST SOCIETY HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS OF MIGRANTS HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IMMIGRANT IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION LAW IMMIGRATION POLICY IMMIGRATION REFORM IMPACT OF MIGRATION INCOME INEQUALITY INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AIDS INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL TRADE IRREGULAR MIGRANTS IRREGULAR MIGRATION JOB CREATION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LABOR SUPPLY LARGE POPULATION LAWS LEGAL MIGRANTS LIMITED RESOURCES LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL POPULATION MEDICAL SERVICES MIGRANT MIGRANT REMITTANCES MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRANT-SENDING COUNTRIES MIGRANTS MIGRATION DATA MIGRATION FLOWS MIGRATION ISSUES MIGRATION POLICIES MIGRATION POLICY MIGRATION PROCESS MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE NATIONAL SECURITY NATIONALS NATIVE WORKERS NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL RESOURCE NEW BUSINESS NUMBER OF MIGRANTS NURSES OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE OLDER PEOPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PARENTING PERSECUTION POLICY BRIEF POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL ACTION POPULATION INCREASES POPULATION MEETINGS POPULATION MOVEMENTS POPULATION STUDIES PRACTITIONERS PRINT MEDIA PROGRESS PROSTITUTION PUBLIC SERVICES REFUGEE REFUGEE CAMPS REFUGEES REMITTANCE REMITTANCES REPATRIATION RESPECT RETURN MIGRATION RISK FACTORS RISKY BEHAVIOR RURAL AREAS RURAL PRODUCTIVITY SAFE WATER SAFETY NETS SANITATION SCARCE RESOURCES SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SEA LEVEL SERVICE PROVISION SEX SEX WORKERS SEXUAL ABUSE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS SKILL DEVELOPMENT SKILLED MIGRANTS SMALL COUNTRIES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WELFARE SOVEREIGNTY SPONSORS TEMPORARY MIGRATION TERRORIST TERTIARY EDUCATION TRAUMA TUBERCULOSIS UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS UNEMPLOYMENT UNITED NATIONS POPULATION DIVISION URBAN AREAS URBANIZATION VICTIMS VIOLENCE VULNERABILITY WAR WORK EXPERIENCE WORKFORCE WORKING CONDITIONS WORKPLACE XENOPHOBIA YOUNG WOMEN Ratha, Dilip Mohapatra, Sanket Scheja, Elina Impact of Migration on Economic and Social Development : A Review of Evidence and Emerging Issues |
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This paper provides a review of the
literature on the development impact of migration and
remittances on origin countries and on destination countries
in the South. International migration is an ever-growing
phenomenon that has important development implications for
both sending and receiving countries. For a sending country,
migration and the resulting remittances lead to increased
incomes and poverty reduction, and improved health and
educational outcomes, and promote economic development. Yet
these gains might come at substantial social costs to the
migrants and their families. Since many developing countries
are also large recipients of international migrants, they
face challenges of integration of immigrants, job
competition between migrant and native workers, and fiscal
costs associated with provision of social services to the
migrants. This paper also summarizes incipient discussions
on the impacts of migration on climate change, democratic
values, demographics, national identity, and security. In
conclusion, the paper highlights a few policy
recommendations calling for better integration of migration
in development policies in the South and the North,
improving data collection on migration and remittance flows,
leveraging remittances for improving access to finance of
recipient households and countries, improving recruitment
mechanisms, and facilitating international labor mobility
through safe and legal channels. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Ratha, Dilip Mohapatra, Sanket Scheja, Elina |
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Ratha, Dilip Mohapatra, Sanket Scheja, Elina |
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Ratha, Dilip |
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Impact of Migration on Economic and Social Development : A Review of Evidence and Emerging Issues |
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Impact of Migration on Economic and Social Development : A Review of Evidence and Emerging Issues |
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Impact of Migration on Economic and Social Development : A Review of Evidence and Emerging Issues |
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Impact of Migration on Economic and Social Development : A Review of Evidence and Emerging Issues |
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Impact of Migration on Economic and Social Development : A Review of Evidence and Emerging Issues |
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impact of migration on economic and social development : a review of evidence and emerging issues |
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2012 |
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okr-10986-33282021-04-23T14:02:08Z Impact of Migration on Economic and Social Development : A Review of Evidence and Emerging Issues Ratha, Dilip Mohapatra, Sanket Scheja, Elina ABSENCE OF CREDIT ABUSE ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ADOLESCENTS AGE OF MARRIAGE AGED AGING BENEFITS OF MIGRATION BRAIN DRAIN CAPITAL FLOWS CAREGIVERS CASH RESERVES CHILD HEALTH CHRONIC POVERTY CITIZENSHIP CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CONSEQUENCES OF MIGRATION COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN COUNTRY OF ORIGIN CREDIT MARKETS CRIME DECISION MAKING DEMOCRACY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISCRIMINATION DISEASES DIVORCE DOMESTIC WORKLOAD DRUGS ECOLOGICAL STABILITY ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS ECONOMIC INEQUALITY ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECOSYSTEM EDUCATED MIGRANTS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELDERLY EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION EXPLOITATION EXTERNAL FINANCING FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY PLANNING FAMILY STRUCTURES FEMALE MIGRANTS FERTILITY FERTILITY PREFERENCES FERTILITY RATES FORCED MIGRATION GENDER ROLES GLOBAL AIDS EPIDEMIC GLOBAL COMMISSION GLOBAL COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CONSEQUENCES HEALTH EFFECTS HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH WORKERS HIV HOME COUNTRIES HOST COUNTRIES HOST COUNTRY HOST SOCIETY HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS OF MIGRANTS HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IMMIGRANT IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION LAW IMMIGRATION POLICY IMMIGRATION REFORM IMPACT OF MIGRATION INCOME INEQUALITY INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AIDS INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL TRADE IRREGULAR MIGRANTS IRREGULAR MIGRATION JOB CREATION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LABOR SUPPLY LARGE POPULATION LAWS LEGAL MIGRANTS LIMITED RESOURCES LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL POPULATION MEDICAL SERVICES MIGRANT MIGRANT REMITTANCES MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRANT-SENDING COUNTRIES MIGRANTS MIGRATION DATA MIGRATION FLOWS MIGRATION ISSUES MIGRATION POLICIES MIGRATION POLICY MIGRATION PROCESS MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE NATIONAL SECURITY NATIONALS NATIVE WORKERS NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL RESOURCE NEW BUSINESS NUMBER OF MIGRANTS NURSES OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE OLDER PEOPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PARENTING PERSECUTION POLICY BRIEF POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL ACTION POPULATION INCREASES POPULATION MEETINGS POPULATION MOVEMENTS POPULATION STUDIES PRACTITIONERS PRINT MEDIA PROGRESS PROSTITUTION PUBLIC SERVICES REFUGEE REFUGEE CAMPS REFUGEES REMITTANCE REMITTANCES REPATRIATION RESPECT RETURN MIGRATION RISK FACTORS RISKY BEHAVIOR RURAL AREAS RURAL PRODUCTIVITY SAFE WATER SAFETY NETS SANITATION SCARCE RESOURCES SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SEA LEVEL SERVICE PROVISION SEX SEX WORKERS SEXUAL ABUSE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS SKILL DEVELOPMENT SKILLED MIGRANTS SMALL COUNTRIES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WELFARE SOVEREIGNTY SPONSORS TEMPORARY MIGRATION TERRORIST TERTIARY EDUCATION TRAUMA TUBERCULOSIS UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS UNEMPLOYMENT UNITED NATIONS POPULATION DIVISION URBAN AREAS URBANIZATION VICTIMS VIOLENCE VULNERABILITY WAR WORK EXPERIENCE WORKFORCE WORKING CONDITIONS WORKPLACE XENOPHOBIA YOUNG WOMEN This paper provides a review of the literature on the development impact of migration and remittances on origin countries and on destination countries in the South. International migration is an ever-growing phenomenon that has important development implications for both sending and receiving countries. For a sending country, migration and the resulting remittances lead to increased incomes and poverty reduction, and improved health and educational outcomes, and promote economic development. Yet these gains might come at substantial social costs to the migrants and their families. Since many developing countries are also large recipients of international migrants, they face challenges of integration of immigrants, job competition between migrant and native workers, and fiscal costs associated with provision of social services to the migrants. This paper also summarizes incipient discussions on the impacts of migration on climate change, democratic values, demographics, national identity, and security. In conclusion, the paper highlights a few policy recommendations calling for better integration of migration in development policies in the South and the North, improving data collection on migration and remittance flows, leveraging remittances for improving access to finance of recipient households and countries, improving recruitment mechanisms, and facilitating international labor mobility through safe and legal channels. 2012-03-19T18:00:25Z 2012-03-19T18:00:25Z 2011-02-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110207093552 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3328 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5558 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper The World Region The World Region |