Immigration

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Blog Post
Lagos to Mombasa: How Can African Countries Increase Migration Opportunities for Skilled Youth?
November 18, 2021
Africa’s youth population is expected to hit one billion this year, and African countries are not on track to produce enough jobs. Dawit Dame of Ethiopia’s Jobs Creation Commission and Edwin Righa of the International Organization for Migration join Gyude to discuss how African countries can prepare...
Blog Post
Patel’s “New Plan for Immigration” Is Economically Harmful and Won't Work
April 06, 2021
Last week, the UK’s Home Office released a “New Plan for Immigration.” The plan has three major objectives: to increase the fairness and efficacy of the asylum system, to deter irregular entry of asylum seekers into the UK, and to “remove more easily” those whose asylum claims were rejected.
Blog Post
The Missing Piece in Biden’s Plan for Central America: Bilateral Labor Agreements
February 09, 2021
Last week, President Biden issued a new Executive Order aiming, among other things, to “enhance access for individuals from the Northern Triangle to visa programs.” This is a big opportunity for the United States. People from this region need access to lawful migration pathways, and it is now the po...
WHITE HOUSE AND THE WORLD POLICY BRIEFS
Harnessing Northern Triangle Migration for Mutual Benefit
December 03, 2020
WORKING PAPERS
The Emigration Life Cycle: How Development Shapes Emigration from Poor Countries
August 18, 2020
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 establis...
WORKING PAPERS
Migration from Developing Countries: Selection, Income Elasticity, and Simpson’s Paradox
August 18, 2020
How does immigration affect incomes in the countries migrants go to, and how do rising incomes shape emigration from the countries they leave? The answers depend on whether people who migrate have higher or lower productivity than people who do not migrate.
Blog Post
Emigration Rises Along with Economic Development. Aid Agencies Should Face This, but Not Fear It
August 18, 2020
As people in poor countries get richer, they are more likely to emigrate—despite many governments' attempts to use development assistance to deter emigration. Read CGD's new work on the relationship between emigration and wealth.