Johan Cruijff and European Migration
For those of you who are not interested in soccer and for our young colleagues who are growing up with Messi and Ronaldo: Johan Cruijff was the best soccer player ever. At least according to his Dutch...
View ArticleFriday Roundup: DeLong on Piketty, Gentzkow wins Bates Medal, Mobile Money,...
Equitablog, run by the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, has launched a series of 'Notes and Finger Exercises on Thomas Piketty’s “Capital in the Twenty-First Century”.' Brad DeLong's post,...
View ArticleVoting with their feet? Access to infrastructure and migration in Nepal
Do migrants respond to differences in access to public goods and services in addition to income prospects of potential destinations? This issue is important in developing countries where provision of...
View ArticleDespite low commodity prices, growth prospects in low-income countries remain...
Large agricultural sectors, remittances, and public investment have cushioned the impact of sharply weaker terms of trade in commodity-exporting low-income countries (LICs). Growth in LICs was flat in...
View ArticleFrom population bomb to development opportunity: New perspectives on...
A generation ago, the World Development Report 1984 focused on development challenges posed by demographic change, reflecting the world’s concerns about run-away population growth. Global population...
View Article#GenderMatters: From digital divides to digital dividends
Eighty percent of the population in developing countries owns a mobile phone, but—according to the most recent report on the subject by the global association of mobile operators, GSMA—more than 1.7...
View ArticleShould a country limit unskilled immigrant workers to safeguard national...
There are about 245 million migrants worldwide – around 3% of the world population. Roughly one-fifth are tertiary educated. Middle-income countries have a smaller proportion of immigrants than...
View ArticleGlobal talent flows: Causes and consequences of high-skilled migration
Co-authors: Sari Kerr, William Kerr, and Chris Parsons Highly skilled workers play a starring role in today’s knowledge economy. They make exceptional direct contributions, including breakthrough...
View ArticleInvisible walls? The incredible inertia of Indian men
That international borders limit migration is obvious. But why should provincial or state borders prevent people from moving within a country? After all, most countries do not impose restrictions on...
View ArticleMigration: The future depends on our actions today
Around 250 million migrants currently live outside their countries of birth, making up approximately 3.5 percent of the world population. Despite the widespread perception of a global migration...
View ArticleShould I stay or should I go? How cash transfers can affect migration
Also available in: Français | العربية | 中文 With 875 million people “on the move” by 2050, there is an durge of interest on how development policy interacts with such a complex phenomenon. Cash...
View ArticleSome reflections on pathways out of poverty
Take two numbers: 1 in 3 young people worldwide are not in education, employment or training, and over 875 million people are expected to migrate by 2050. These figures often reflect unfulfilled...
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