Diasporas and Economic Development: A Review of the Evidence and Policy
22 Pages Posted: 20 Feb 2020
Date Written: 2020
Abstract
The paper reviews recent literature on the economics of migration and diasporas, focusing on economic gains and opportunities that these diasporas could represent for home countries. In addition, the paper discusses policies aimed at leveraging this "diaspora capital".
Keywords: migration, diaspora, trade, FDI, remittances, knowledge
JEL Classification: O330, F140, F220
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Bahar, Dany, Diasporas and Economic Development: A Review of the Evidence and Policy (2020). CESifo Working Paper No. 8106, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3541455 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3541455
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