Evidence on Policies to Increase the Development Impacts of International Migration

McKenzie, David; Yang, Dean

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2508578

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“…This is in line with other results on formal business training summarized by McKenzie and Woodruff (2014). Second, as mentoring can help to integrate migrants on host countries' labor markets, this in turn can have international impacts on home countries (McKenzie and Yang 2015). Indeed, temporary as well as permanent migration impacts the development of home countries, through raised income and reduced poverty, that come notably through remittances (Cantore and Calì 2015;Gnimassoun and Anyanwu 2019).…”

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Mentoring Migrants for Labor Market Integration: Policy Insights from a Survey of Mentoring Theory and Practice

Bagnoli

Estache

2021

The World Bank Research Observer

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The vast majority of international migrants from developing countries are of working age. And yet, their integration in the formal local labor market of their host countries continues to be a challenge. This paper reviews the scope of mentoring programs as a more systematic policy instrument to facilitate the integration of migrants into the labor market. It synthesizes the multidisciplinary academic research on mentoring. The review highlights the diversity of outcomes indicators and the relevance of context in the choice of mentoring program design. Determinants of success include the personal characteristics of the mentee and of the mentor and the efforts to match them but also the efforts made to account for the human, institutional, financial, and political context in the overall design of programs. Despite the significant progress achieved in understanding the determinants of mentoring effectiveness, the survey shows that there are still many sources of uncertainty on the optimal design of mentoring programs. This justifies a research agenda in a field with growing and significant political and social prominence of direct relevance to both developed and developing countries.

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Mentoring Migrants for Labor Market Integration: Policy Insights from a Survey of Mentoring Theory and Practice

Bagnoli

Estache

2021

The World Bank Research Observer

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“…Several countries have implemented programs to reverse the phenomenon of brain drain-including the Network of Argentine Researchers and Scientists Abroad (RAICES), the Philippines' Brain Gain Network, the Mapping Jamaica's Diaspora Project, Network Colombia (RedEs Colombia), and Bosnia and Herzegovina's Who Is Who in BiH Diaspora Project (Del Carpio et al 2016;Dickerson and Özden 2018;McKenzie and Yang 2015). These programs create detailed databases of the countries' high-skilled diaspora, including their locations and skill sets, to help domestic firms identify and perhaps provide opportunities to talent abroad, enabling them to return home.…”

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Building Resilient Migration Systems in the Mediterranean Region: Lessons from COVID-19

Testaverde,

Pavilon

2022

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Some rights reserved 1 2 3 4 25 24 23 22This work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or currency of the data included in this work and does not assume responsibility for any errors, omissions, or discrepancies in the information, or liability with respect to the use of or failure to use the information, methods, processes, or conclusions set forth. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of The World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries.Nothing herein shall constitute or be construed or considered to be a limitation upon or waiver of the privileges and immunities of The World Bank, all of which are specifically reserved.

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“…To date this idea is much more used with return migration than with fostering migration in the first place. McKenzie and Yang (2015) discuss several of these types of policies: go-and-see visits that allow refugees to go back to their former countries and see whether conditions are such that they would like to return, and temporary return programs for high-skilled migrants. Such programs may help address both the fears and the tears aspects of moving, by reducing uncertainty and lowering the psychic costs of movement.…”

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Fears and Tears: Should More People be Moving within and from Developing Countries, and what Stops this Movement?

McKenzie¹

2022

Policy Research Working Papers

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The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent.

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Evidence on Policies to Increase the Development Impacts of International Migration

Cited by 7 publications

References 28 publications

Mentoring Migrants for Labor Market Integration: Policy Insights from a Survey of Mentoring Theory and Practice

Mentoring Migrants for Labor Market Integration: Policy Insights from a Survey of Mentoring Theory and Practice

Building Resilient Migration Systems in the Mediterranean Region: Lessons from COVID-19

Fears and Tears: Should More People be Moving within and from Developing Countries, and what Stops this Movement?

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