International Migration Papers

Elite migration and its relationship to development: Opportunities and challenges for policymakers

Introduction:Elite and efficient human resources play a vital role in the various national arenas and, therefore, their good management is crucial. Elite migration or brain drain among developing countries is of great importance, as these countries lose more capital in the process of international human capital flows, and their development is usually slowed by this phenomenon. The main purpose ...

International Migration Papers 24 Labour immigration and integration in low- and middle-income countries: Towards an evaluation of the effectiveness of migration policies

International Migration Papers

Global Migration Perspectives

In his report on the 'Strengthening of the United Nations-an agenda for further change', UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan identified migration as a priority issue for the international community. Wishing to provide the framework for the formulation of a coherent, comprehensive and global response to migration issues, and acting on the encouragement of the UN Secretary-General, Sweden and Switzer...

Globalization and Structural Changes of the International Labor Force and immigration Effective Factors

Alternative theoretical perspectives have been presented to explain internationally effective factors affecting immigration. For example, the orthodox explanation of migration is based on the concept of wage differentials as an important factor of international immigration. The world system approach declines to interpret theoretically international migration as a phenomenon between independent ...