Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (30 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Shrestha, Maheshwor A Deeper Dive into the Relationship between Economic Development and Migration
Keywords:
Communities and Human Settlements
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Development Economics and Aid Effectiveness
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Economic Development
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Growth
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Human Migrations and Resettlements
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International Economics and Trade
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International Migration
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Inverse-U
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Labor Markets
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Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
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Migration
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Migration Hump
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Migration Patterns
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Voluntary and Involuntary Resettlement
Abstract:
This descriptive paper provides a nuanced perspective on the relationship between development and migration, extending the non-parametric analysis in Clemens (2020). A few stylized patterns of migration emerge as countries develop. First, the migration response to development differs by the types of origin and destination countries. As low-income countries develop, their migration to high-income destinations increases slowly but steadily, whereas migration to other low-income or neighboring countries decreases at early levels of development. As middle-income countries develop, their migration to high-income countries increases steadily and plateaus once they reach sufficiently high levels of income. Second, the composition of migrants changes as countries develop. In particular, migrants to high-income destination countries become more educated. Third, the emigration response from middle-income countries is muted for countries with larger populations, particularly toward high-income destinations. These patterns suggest a strong role multiple transformations-such as increasing incomes, increased global integration, a demographic transition, increased human capital, and domestic structural change-play in changing migration patterns as countries develop. The paper explores these migration patterns in light of these transformations
DOI:
10.1596/1813-9450-10295
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