Understanding rural-urban migration in the developing world How does encouraging rural-urban migration in the developing world impact welfare? Migration & Urbanisation Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak Published 26.07.23
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
Skill-biased production makes high-skill workers more efficient in rich countries Highly educated workers are relatively more productive in rich countries, largely due to a more skill-biased technological environment Labour Markets Federico Rossi Published 17.10.22
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
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
The impact of Mexico’s Progresa programme twenty years on The ground-breaking conditional cash transfer programme shows long-term benefits to education, income, geographic mobility and family formation Education M. Caridad Araujo Karen Macours Published 04.05.22
