Shrestha, Maheshwor2023-02-132023-03-062023-02-132023-03-062023-02https://hdl.handle.net/10986/39410This descriptive paper provides a nuanced perspective on the relationship between development and migration, extending the non-parametric analysis in Clemens (2020). A few stylized patterns of migration emerge as countries develop. First, the migration response to development differs by the types of origin and destination countries. As low-income countries develop, their migration to high-income destinations increases slowly but steadily, whereas migration to other low-income or neighboring countries decreases at early levels of development. As middle-income countries develop, their migration to high-income countries increases steadily and plateaus once they reach sufficiently high levels of income. Second, the composition of migrants changes as countries develop. In particular, migrants to high-income destination countries become more educated. Third, the emigration response from middle-income countries is muted for countries with larger populations, particularly toward high-income destinations. These patterns suggest a strong role multiple transformations—such as increasing incomes, increased global integration, a demographic transition, increased human capital, and domestic structural change—play in changing migration patterns as countries develop. The paper explores these migration patterns in light of these transformations.enCC BY 3.0 IGOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTMIGRATIONGROWTHINVERSE-UMIGRATION HUMPMIGRATION PATTERNSWorking PaperWorld Bankhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10295