Migration and Development: How Migration Affects Development

This explainer video looks at how migration can affect development. The video covers the mechanisms through which migration can effect development and then zooms in on remittances.

Additional videos referred to in this video:
Effects of Migration in Migrant Countries of Origin
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Effects of Migration in Countries of Destination
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What are Remittances? Understanding Remittance Basics
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Where are remittances coming from and where do they go?
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Why do people migrate? How do they decide where to go?
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Diaspora: Origins, Evolution and Engagement
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*Thank you to Kevin O'Dell for helpful assistance with this video

References
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de Haas, H., Castles, S., and Miller, M. J. (2020). The Age of Migration: International Population Movements in the Modern World. 6th revised edition. Red Globe Press, Chapters 2-3, 11-12, 14.
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World Bank. (2021). World Development Indicators 2019. http://wdi.worldbank.org/tables