Working Paper
Diasporas and Economic Development: A Review of the Evidence and Policy
Dany Bahar
CESifo, Munich, 2020
CESifo Working Paper No. 8106
CESifo, Munich, 2020
CESifo Working Paper No. 8106
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".
CESifo Category
Labour Markets
Trade Policy
Labour Markets
Trade Policy
Keywords: migration, diaspora, trade, FDI, remittances, knowledge
JEL Classification: O330, F140, F220