Topic 6

With international migration flows now accelerating as globalization and the interdependence of nations deepen, awareness of migration as an important factor influencing economic and social development has increased significantly. Policymakers now actively seek to put effective migration policies in place at national and international levels to strengthen the positive and minimize the negative development impacts of migration. The first part of the course will review the motivations behind international migration; recent trends in international migration; and the development-related challenges and opportunities of migration in developed and developing countries. The second part will then review policy responses to migration. Special consideration will be given to the impact of the financial crisis on migrants and on remittance flows to delevoping countries, and to the role that circular migration can play in expanding global and regional services trade, and at the same time, in facilitating the transfer of technology and skills to less developed countries. 

Delivered by: Division on International Trade in Goods and Services, and Commodities