In advance of the High-Level Dialogue, the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) will publish a series of policy briefs that distill accumulated evidence and experience and offer recommendations for policymakers on eight specific aspects of migration and development.
The first brief in the series, issued today, examines the evidence that respect for migrants’ rights, in addition to its intrinsic value, has economic benefits for countries of origin and destination.
“The evidence is clear that migration contributes to development and poverty reduction by raising the incomes of migrants’ families so that they can invest in the health and education of their children, and by connecting countries of migrant origin to global networks of knowledge, investment and innovation,” said Kathleen Newland, who directs MPI’s Migrants, Migration and Development program.
