Migration, Diversity, and Economic Growth

Does Ethnolinguistic Diversity Preclude Good Governance? A Comparative Study with Alternative Data, 1990‐2015

“…These results do not support the view that fractionalization has adverse effects on sound and inclusive economic policy, policies that William Easterly himself has argued are what poor countries need for economic growth and development (Easterly ). These results support others that have argued that ethnic diversity may not harm growth (Bove and Elia ; Collier ; Lian and Oneal ), cooperation and social trust (Gisselquist, Leiderer and Nino‐Zarazua ), and the ability to overcome sub‐nationalism and engaging for achieving collective goods (Singh ), or that diversity hampers good economic management (de Soysa and Vadlamannati ).…”

Perceptions of Migration and Diversity by Local Public Administrators

“…These advantages have been confirmed in the scientific and professional literature (see, e.g. OECD, ; OECD, ; Gören, ; Tandé, ; Bove and Elia, ). The insufficient awareness of the future potential impacts is highlighted by insufficient knowledge of diversity, as shown in Table .…”

“…The influx of migrants and the process of integration create a significant challenge for politicians, employers, social services, health professionals and education systems within the host countries. Indeed, they are left to experience both the positive and negative effects of migration (Lorene, ; Bove and Elia, ; Bernhard and Kaufmann, ). Public policymakers face competitive, complex and sometimes even contradictory requirements in order to meet citizens’ expectations.…”

“…Both world organizations and scientific literature have highlighted the benefits of migration that aggregate prosperity, especially over longer time frames (IOM, ; IOM, ; United Nations, ; CITI, ). Immigrants are considered to be carriers of new ideas and abilities (Bove and Elia, ). This represents a vital factor in technological development.…”

The citizenship premium

“…Yet it is in the interest of both immigrants themselves and host societies to develop ways to facilitate the integration process. Immigration has the potential to stimulate real (inflation adjusted) GDP per capita (Bove & Elia, 2017), decrease natives' financial burden for public expenditures (Dustmann & Frattini, 2014) and reduce dependency ratios (the share of the population that is not in the labour force) in host countries (Gagnon, 2014). 24 However, the positive fiscal and demographic outcomes of immigration depend on the formal and informal opportunities of immigrants to actively participate in society.…”