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 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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Main Authors:	Ratha, Dilip, Mohapatra, Sanket, Scheja, Elina
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	2011-02-01
Subjects:	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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