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  Remittances, migration and social development: a conceptual review of the literature

  United Nations [UN] Research Institute for Social Development, 2007

  This paper reviews the empirical literature on the relationship between remittances and various dimensions of social development in the developing world within a broader conceptual framework of migration and development theory. Empirical and theoretical research highlights the heterogeneous nature of migration-remittance-development interactions.
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  Multiple origins, uncertain destinies: Hispanics and the American future

  Committee on Population, National Academy of Sciences, 2006

  Hispanics are one of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. population and are currently the nation's largest ethnic minority, and they will remain so for the foreseeable future.
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  Migrants' remittances and development: myths, rhetoric and realities

  International Organization for Migration, 2006

  Migrant remittances have become a focus of heightened attention in recent years. This paper discusses the level of remittances, both formal and informal, and their geographical distribution. It also discerns types and personal characteristics of migrants as remitters.
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  Development financing and the remittance market in Serbia and Switzerland

  State Secretariat for Economic Cooperation and Development, Switzerland, 2007

  As an important origin of remittances, Switzerland is very interested in concepts and projects which facilitate and render more secure transfers of remittances.
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  Global mobility of talent from a perspective of new industrial policy: open migration chains and diaspora networks

  World Bank, 2006

  All the very valid concern about brain drain from developing countries not-withstanding, this paper argues for and demonstrates the possibility of win-win positive dynamics benefiting both sending countries and migrants themselves.At the same time, the authors argue that the ‘win-win’ dynamics are not automatic.
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  Impact of remittances on poverty and financial development in Sub-Saharan Africa

  International Monetary Fund Working Papers, 2007

  The flow of remittances into developing countries is attracting increasing attention.
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  Coherence for development: economic recommendations for Spain

  Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internacionales y Estrategicos, Madrid, 2006

  This paper looks at the coherence of donors’ economic policies with the objectives of the official international development cooperation policy.It outlines the potential benefits – and the conditions required to realise those benefits – and risks associated with the following policy areas:tradeemigrant remittancesforeign direct investment (FDI)external debt, restructuring an
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  The impact of international migration on the economic development of countries in the Mediterranean basin

  Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2006

  The intense debate continues on the potential poverty reducing effects of remittances. This paper analyses the impact migrant workers’ remittances have in stimulating local economic development.
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  Migration policy and its interactions with aid, trade, and foreign direct investment policies: a background paper

  OECD Development Centre, 2006

  This paper reviews the literature on the interconnections between migration, rich-country trade, foreign direct investment (FDI) and development assistance, and the positive and negative effects on the sending countries’ development.
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  Engaging diasporas: how governments and development agencies can support diaspora involvement in the development of origin countries

  Oxfam, 2006

  The study analyses how multilateral organisations and European governments and development agencies have implemented "migrants and development" policies over the past three decades.

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