‌‌‌	In 4 pages, the Migration Policy Debates offer a comprehensive overview of latest developments in policies that deal with migration management and integration. The Migration Data Briefs bring statistical evidence from recent trends.

 

• Are the characteristics and scope of African migration outside of the continent changing? (MDB No. 5, June 2019) This Migration Data Brief presents the latest trends for African migration to the OECD based on a new update of the OECD database on immigrants in OECD countries (DIOC).

• The new immigrants Global trends in migration towards OECD countries between 2000/01 and 2015/16 (MDB No. 4, June 2019) This Migration Data Brief presents the findings drawn from the most recent update of these data for 2015/16, which reveal some unprecedented developments and cast a new light on some of the structural trends revealed in previous datasets.

• How do OECD countries compare in their attractiveness for talented migrants? (MPD No. 19, May 2019). This issue of Migration Policy Debates presents the results of the first edition of the OECD Indicators of Talent Attractiveness, developed by the OECD with support from the Bertelsmann Stiftung.

• The Expression of Interest Model: What Lessons for Migration Management in the EU and elsewhere? (MPD No. 18, March 2019). This edition reviews experience of Australia, Canada and New Zealand with the implementation of the Expression of Interest system. It discusses how and under which circumstances EoI can be adapted and adjusted to achieve the objectives set by economic migration policy in other OECD countries, especially in Europe.

• How resilient were OECD health care systems during the “refugee crisis”? (MPD No.17, November 2018). This edition reviews current challenges and good practices for making OECD health systems more resilient in the face of a refugee crisis, drawing from a debate at a joint OECD, the World Bank and the Center for Mediterranean Integration conference on “Human Resources for Health (HRH): Integration of Refugees into Host Community Health Systems”.

• Can we anticipate future migration flows? (MPD No.16, June 2018). This edition brings key lessons learnt from the joint EASO-OECD conference “From panic to planning: unpacking the policy toolbox to anticipate migration trends” (Paris, June 2016) for improving information systems to reinforce the preparedness of reception and management systems.

• What would make Global Skills Partnerships work in practice? (MPD No.15, May 2018). This edition of Migration Policy Debates looks at the reasons why existing Skills Mobility Partnership have not been taken up more widely and proposes concrete measures for making them work more globally.

• What were the key messages of the International Forum on Migration Statistics? (MDB No.3, May 2018). This Migration Data Brief focuses on the key messages of the inaugural International Forum on Migration Statistics.

• Will migration help increase the educational level of the European labour force by 2030? (MDB No.2, December 2017). This Migration Data Brief focuses on the evolution of the working-age population with higher education and on the labour force of European countries up to 2030.

• Migrant women and European labour markets (MDB No.1, December 2017). This Migration Data Brief explores how migration has shaped the labour force in European countries during the period 2005-2015, paying a special attention to the contribution of migrant women. 

• How does having immigrant parents affect the outcomes of children in Europe? (MPD No.14, December 2017). This edition assesses the intergenerational transmission of the disadvantages encountered by migrants and the conditions under which the native-born children of immigrants may be resilient in the face of the challenges of their parents’ generation. 

• Who bears the cost of integrating refugees? (MPD No.13, January 2017). This edition of Migration Policy Debates assesses the challenges that inflows of asylum seekers and refugees present for intergovernmental fiscal relations.

• Are there alternative pathways for refugees? (Also available: Gibt es alternative Zugangswege für Flüchtlinge?) (MPD No.12, September 2016). This edition of Migration Policy Debates presents an overview of some “alternative pathways” that could help take the pressure off the main traditional pathways for refugees in general and assesses their potential application for Syrians in particular.
  
  
• Why is migration increasing in the Americas? (MPD No.11, September 2016). This edition of Migration Policy Debates presents updated information on international migration in the Americas up to 2014 as well as on labour market outcomes of emigrants originating from the hemisphere.
  
  
• Hiring refugees - What are the opportunities and challenges for employers? (Also available: Beschäftigung von Flüchtlingen - Welche Chancen und Herausforderungen bestehen für die Arbeitgeber?) (MPD No.10, September 2016).

• Can we put an end to human smuggling? (MPD No.9, December 2015). This edition of Migration Policy Debates scrutinises the factors that facilitate human trafficking, as well as the smuggling routes to OECD countries. It synthesises available evidence and reviews existing policy tools for tackling such crime.

• How will the refugee surge affect the European economy? (MPD No.8, November 2015)

• Is this humanitarian migration crisis different? (MPD No.7, September 2015)

• Is school (still) one of the main routes of integration in France? (MPD No.6, September 2015, in French only)
  
  
• Is the United States still the land of opportunities for migrants? (MPD No.5, August 2015). It is often said that the United States is a nation of immigrants. Is it still the best place to settle in?
  
  
• Who should be admitted as a labour migrant? (MPD No.4, December 2014). This edition of Migration Policy Debates looks at the latest developments in policies for managing labour migration and at how they can evolve to meet the complexities of today’s migration landscape.
  
  
• How can migrants’ skills be put to use? (MPD No.3, December 2014). This edition of Migration Policy Debates looks at policy approaches that can help migrants find jobs and, especially, jobs that match their skills.
  
  
• Is migration good for the economy? (MPD No.2, May 2014). This edition of Migration Policy Debates looks at the evidence for how immigrants affect the economy in three main areas: The labour market, the public purse and economic growth.
  
  
• Is migration really increasing? (MPD No.1, May 2014). This edition of Migration Policy Debates looks at the magnitude and characteristics of the migration movements to Europe and the OECD and at how have they evolved over time