Leveraging migration for Africa remittances, skills, and investments

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Main Author: Ratha, Dilip
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC World Bank 2011
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Collection: World Bank E-Library Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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505 0 |a Migration patterns and policies in Africa. Migration from and within AfricaImmigration to Africa -- Understanding cross-country migration patterns -- Socioeconomic characteristics of migrants from Africa -- Managing migration. Migrant remittances. Recent remittance trends and the impact of the global financial crisis -- Implications of remittances at the macroeconomic level -- Development impact of remittances at the microeconomic level -- Remittance markets in Africa -- Toward less costly and more transparent remittances : policy changes. Migration of the highly skilled. Benefits and patterns of high-skilled migration -- Earnings of tertiary-educated migrants in destination labor markets -- Policy options. Harnessing the resources of the diaspora. Locating the African diaspora -- Benefiting from diasporas -- An emerging policy agenda to maximize the benefits of diasporas -- Dealing with diaspora communities abroad. 
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