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Can international migration contribute to economic progress? Work of the Development Centre on Migration and Development demonstrates the important gains for migrants as well as for sending and receiving countries. It also shows how OECD country policies can influence and optimise the potential benefits of increased international labour mobility.
The Development Centre analyses the impact of migration in two distinct activities:
In the Spotlight: Workshop on Migration in Central America
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The OECD Development Centre and FLACSO co-hosted a workshop on June 25th, 2009 in San Jose, Costa Rica to discuss migration issues in Central America, focusing on the themes of governance of migration and the links between migration and labour markets. Based on research papers dealing with these issues in the region, the sessions from the workshop aimed at sharing experiences and perspectives in frank, engaged and critical dialogue, among researchers and policy makers, leading towards a discussion of policy options for Central American countries. Learn more
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Key Publications
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Gaining from Migration
Towards a New Mobility System
This report is a summary of recommendations that provide a road map to maximise the potential gains from migration. New ideas are offered for policies related to labour markets, integration, development co-operation and the engagement of diasporas. More
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Policy Coherence for Development
Migration and Developing Countries
This flagship publication identifies development bottlenecks caused by incoherent OECD country policies in developing and transition economies. It illustrates the joint impact on growth and poverty reduction of policies in four domains: aid, trade, migration and foreign investment. More
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Coming Events
coming soon.
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Presentations*
Migración y Países en Desarrollo (in Spanish)
March 2008
By Jeff Dayton-Johnson
At the OECD Mexico Centre, Mexico City, Mexico
Migrations et pays en développement (in French)
February 2008
By Jeff Dayton-Johnson
At the Agence francaise de développement, Paris, France
Mobilität für lokale und regionale Arbeitsmärkte (in German)
December 2007
By Denis Drechsler
At the German Technical Co-operation (GTZ), Berlin, German
Migration and Developing Countries - Presentation of the Flagship Publication
November 2007
By Jeff Dayton-Johnson and Denis Drechsler
At the Migration Policy Institute, Washington, DC, USA
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Websites
Several websites deal with the migration-development nexus. Here is a selection of those that are most relevant:
Contact Us
For more information please contact Abla Safir or Jason Gagnon.
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