Diasporas and Economic Development: A Review of the Evidence and Policy

22 Pages Posted: 20 Feb 2020

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Dany Bahar

Brown University - Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs; Harvard University - Center for International Development (CID)

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

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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