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Deterring emigration with foreign aid: An overview of evidence from low-income countries
In response to the recent migrant and refugee crisis, rich countries have redoubled policy efforts to deter future immigration from poor countries by addressing the "root causes" of migration. We review existing evidence on the effectiveness of such efforts. First, aid disbursements do not generally follow "root causes" rhetoric. The sectoral distribution of aid to migrant-origin countries does not significantly differ from its distribution in other countries. Second, the evidence suggests that aid's capacity to deter migration is small at best. Aid can only encourage economic growth, employment, and security to a limited degree. Beyond this, successful development in almost all formerly-poor countries has produced an increase in emigration. Third, this evidence implies that donors could achieve greater impact by leveraging foreign aid not to deter migration but to shape it for mutual benefit.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: IZA Policy Paper ; No. 136
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
International Migration
Foreign Aid
Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
- Subject
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root causes
migration
migrant
crisis
aid
ODA
development
push
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Clemens, Michael A.
Postel, Hannah M.
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
- (where)
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Bonn
- (when)
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2017
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:46 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Clemens, Michael A.
- Postel, Hannah M.
- Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2017
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