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December 17, 2013
Originally published in Foreign Affairs.
On May 29, 2013, British immigration officers raided the Alternative Tuck Shop, a café just down the road from Oxford University’s economics department, where South Asian and Middle Eastern employees serve tea, scones, and sandwiches. The ...
Oct
1
2013
8:30—10:00 AM
September 27, 2013
Immigration reform remains a hotly debated topic in Congress and across the country. Yet, economists from all sides of the political spectrum have clearly documented through their research that immigration reform will raise our national GDP, create jobs, promote innovation, and create long-term solu...
Sep
17
2013
12:00—1:30 PM
September 05, 2013
Please Join CGD for a MADS with Anna Maria Mayda where she will present a recent paper on the labor market effect of immigration to South Africa. The paper contributes to a small but growing literature on the impact of South–South migration by looking at one of the most attractive destinations for m...
Blog Post
August 26, 2013
In this Wonkcast, originally posted on September 7, 2011, Michael Clemens explains why one of the biggest growth opportunities in the world economy lies not in the mobility of goods or capital, but in the mobility of labor. His message remains relevant as International Migrants Day approaches on Dec...
Blog Post
August 26, 2013
People who move from poor countries to rich countries add colossal value to the world economy. They can do this, my research has shown, because their labor is often several times more valuable in the countries they move to. Workers who move, even in modest numbers, can create economic gains in the t...