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Blog Post
May 24, 2022
This is one in a series of blog posts exploring the issues refugees and forced migrants face in accessing jobs and economic inclusion within hosting countries. Each post is authored with local experts and provides a snapshot of the barriers refugees face and the policy priorities going forward.
POLICY PAPERS
May 09, 2022
Countries throughout Asia are experiencing rapidly aging populations and increasing life expectancy, leading to a large and growing demand for long-term care (LTC) services. Despite the shift to providing care within communities and at home, governments are struggling to provide enough LTC to meet d...
Blog Post
May 09, 2022
Long-term care workers have, in many countries, become the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Asian region is no different. As the region grapples with an increasingly aging population, the pandemic has prompted new policies that aim to support long-term care workers, particularly migrants, in suppo...
POLICY PAPERS
April 21, 2022
This paper, produced by the Center for Global Development (CGD) and the UK office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), outlines lessons for the UK Government to implement if they are to increase the development potential of both their existing and new immigration pathways, particul...
Blog Post
April 21, 2022
Two years ago, the UK rolled out a new Points-Based Immigration System which includes a number of ‘bolt-ons:’ – bespoke schemes that bring ‘medium’ and ‘low’-skill workers, including agricultural workers, truck drivers, and nurses – to help fill the UK’s labour market needs and ensure a functioning ...
WORKING PAPERS
April 21, 2022
Education is one of the most important public goods provided by modern governments. Yet governments worldwide seldom perform well in the sector. This raises the question: Why do governments preside over poor education quality? This paper answers this question with evidence from Tanzania.
WORKING PAPERS
April 06, 2022
This paper discusses the evolution of key taxes in the past 20 years in developing Asia and fiscal challenges that these countries face in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. It presents estimates of tax capacity and tax potential and discusses the productivity of key taxes in the region. The paper find...
Blog Post
April 01, 2022
Given the date, I was incredibly tempted to simply replace every hyperlink in today’s emails with Rick Astley singing Never Gonna Give You Up, but had I done so you’d have missed out on gems like this, this and this. There might have been some superb April Fool’s today—I particularly enjoyed Rory St...
Blog Post
March 23, 2022
The United States was once a major haven for refugees fleeing violent persecution overseas. Today it is much diminished. The US severely restricted refugee resettlement beginning in 2017. Annual refugee arrivals plummeted by 86 percent by fiscal year 2020—almost all before the pandemic. It is a door...