A new Global Migration Barometer measures opportunities for migrants
Western Union and the Economist Intelligence Unit recently released a new Global Migration Barometer. I was a member of the panel of peer reviewers as well as a panelist at the launch event held in...
View ArticleMoney transfers conference in London on November 17-18: New innovations in...
I recently made a presentation on our outlook for remittances at the Money Transfers London conference.
View ArticlePublic-Private Partnership Reduces Remittance Fees
Pacific Islanders have long faced limited choices and exorbitant fees when transferring money to families and friends. Following numerous focus groups and two high-level public-private stakeholder...
View ArticleInternational Migrants Day: How are international migrants perceived in...
Today marks the celebration of the unquestionable contribution and sacrifices that many international migrants make to both destination and origin countries. Migrants work hard, fill jobs that are...
View ArticleThe financial crisis and immigration policy: how some developed countries are...
More restrictive immigration policies by developed country governments are being implemented as the financial crisis deepens. For example, the United Kingdom just published a bill which contains some...
View ArticleNewly released data from nine countries underscore the resilience of remittances
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View ArticleConsumption smoothing via migration and remittances
Atlanta Fed Research Economist Federico Mandelman and Andrei Zlate, a PhD candidate in economics at Boston College, have prepared a paper analyzing the role that of migration and remittances during the...
View ArticleWho should manage immigration?: Local vs. federal level policy-making
The failure of the federal government to reform US immigration policy during the past administration has left immigration policy-making to local municipalities. A recent report by Audrey Singer, et al.
View ArticleCrisis and Immigration: Is demand for migrant workers falling in the US?
This is the first year that the H-1B visa cap has not been reached during the first 5 days of filing applications. The current cap is set at 65,000, with an additional 20,000 for holders of advanced...
View ArticleUnited States allows travel and remittances back home by Cuban immigrants
The Miami Herald reported today that the Obama administration has lifted restrictions on family visits and sending of remittances by Cuban immigrants living in the United States (more details from a...
View ArticleBrain drain, brain gain or brain same? The effect of European accession on...
With remittances expected to fall in 2009 as the financial crisis unfolds, the primary mechanism through which origin countries recoup the efficiency increases achieved by skilled migration will...
View ArticleA commendable web anthology on remittances
I recently revisited the Social Science Research Council's (SSRC) Web Anthology on Remittances and Development, and was pleasantly surprised to find an excellent collection of research articles on this...
View ArticleUndocumented Immigration: restrict or liberalize?
In a recent seminar at the World Bank, Peter Dixon and Maureen Rimmer presented a paper titled "Illegal Immigration: restrict or liberalize?" showing that tighter border security and internal...
View ArticleEU just approved the Blue Card: Are there advantages for developing countries?
On May 25th, 2009, the European Council adopted the EU Blue Card directive which was initially agreed upon by the European Union’s interior Ministers under the European Pact on Immigration and Asylum...
View Article"Guest Worker" - an oxymoron?
In many cultures, the term "guest worker" would be an oxymoron. Yet policy makers in both receiving and sending countries seem to like guest worker programs. The hope is that guest workers will fill...
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