Research project: "Development on the Move: Measuring and Optimising the Economic and Social Impacts of Migration"

Date Shared:

Friday, July 18, 2014 - 11:30

Title:

Research project: "Development on the Move: Measuring and Optimising the Economic and Social Impacts of Migration"

Countries and areas:

Global

Partner(s):

Global Development Network; Institute for Public Policy Research

Thematic Area:

Data and research, Strategies for minimizing costs/maximizing human development

Tags:

Sustainable Development , Data and Research, Mainstreaming Migration into Development Planning

Summary:

"Development on the Move" is a ground-breaking global research project gathering new qualitative and quantitative data about migration’s development impacts. The project aims to comprehensively assess how migration affects development in a number of different countries around the world, and how policy can maximise migration’s development benefits and minimise its costs. It is a joint project of the Global Development Network (GDN) and the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), UK.

GFMD Source:

GFMD 2007- RT 3.1

Link:

http://www.gdn.int/development-move-measuring-and-optimizing-migration%E...

Link to documents:

"Development on the Move: Measuring and Optomising Migration's Economic and Social Impacts, A study of migration's Impacts on Development in Jamaica and how Policy might respond", Global Development Network, Institute for Public Policy Research, June 2009, in: http://www.ippr.org/assets/media/images/media/files/publication/2011/05/...