Coming home to prosperity: How return migration promotes economic development Evidence from Mexico shows how migrants can foster local economic development after returning to their countries of origin Migration & Urbanisation José Bucheli Matias Fontenla Published 25.05.23
Hitting the jackpot: The high returns of a Malaysia visa lottery for Bangladeshi workers International migration can be transformative for low-skilled workers and their families, and governments can play important roles to ease the visa intermediation process, lower upfront costs, and ensure safer migration Migration & Urbanisation Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak Iffath Sharif Maheshwor Shrestha Published 15.05.23
Constraints to migration: Evidence from Comoros A workfare programme increases migration by loosening households’ liquidity and risk constraints Migration & Urbanisation Jules Gazeaud Eric Mvukiyehe Olivier Sterck Published 14.04.23
Improving migrant workers' welfare Better information about intermediaries in international migration improves migrant worker outcomes Migration & Urbanisation A. Nilesh Fernando Niharika Singh Published 02.11.22
The impact of US deportation policy on gang activity in El Salvador Deportation policies can inadvertently disseminate ideas and criminal networks between countries, unintentionally increasing migration back to the US Migration & Urbanisation Maria Micaela Sviatschi Published 05.09.22
The impact of information provision on women’s migration outcomes: Evidence from Indonesia Providing information about the quality of placement agencies improves migration outcomes for job-seeking migrant women Migration & Urbanisation Samuel Bazzi Lisa Cameron Simone Schaner Firman Witoelar Published 22.08.22
Migrants and Firms: Evidence from China In response to migration from rural areas, manufacturing production becomes more labour intensive due to a change in technology and product varieties Migration & Urbanisation Clément Imbert Marlon Seror Yifan Zhang Yanos Zylberberg Published 11.07.22
Push and pull factors: Evidence from international migration from Nepal Liquidity restraints, conflict and demand for labour all play a role in pushing or pulling people to migrate to particular destinations Migration & Urbanisation Maheshwor Shrestha Published 27.06.22
Forced displacement and human capital: Evidence from Mozambique Conflict-driven displacement can trigger structural transformation, but can also cause long-lasting social and psychological trauma Migration & Urbanisation Giorgio Chiovelli Stelios Michalopoulos Elias Papaioannou Sandra Sequeira Published 11.04.22
