Mohapatra, SanketRatha, DilipScheja, Elina2012-03-192012-03-192011-02-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/3328This paper provides a review of the literature on the development impact of migration and remittances on origin countries and on destination countries in the South. International migration is an ever-growing phenomenon that has important development implications for both sending and receiving countries. For a sending country, migration and the resulting remittances lead to increased incomes and poverty reduction, and improved health and educational outcomes, and promote economic development. Yet these gains might come at substantial social costs to the migrants and their families. Since many developing countries are also large recipients of international migrants, they face challenges of integration of immigrants, job competition between migrant and native workers, and fiscal costs associated with provision of social services to the migrants. This paper also summarizes incipient discussions on the impacts of migration on climate change, democratic values, demographics, national identity, and security. In conclusion, the paper highlights a few policy recommendations calling for better integration of migration in development policies in the South and the North, improving data collection on migration and remittance flows, leveraging remittances for improving access to finance of recipient households and countries, improving recruitment mechanisms, and facilitating international labor mobility through safe and legal channels.CC BY 3.0 IGOABSENCE OF CREDITABUSEACCESS TO FINANCEACCESS TO HEALTH CAREADOLESCENTSAGE OF MARRIAGEAGEDAGINGBENEFITS OF MIGRATIONBRAIN DRAINCAPITAL FLOWSCAREGIVERSCASH RESERVESCHILD HEALTHCHRONIC POVERTYCITIZENSHIPCLIMATE CHANGECOMMUNICABLE DISEASESCONSEQUENCES OF MIGRATIONCOUNTRIES OF ORIGINCOUNTRY OF ORIGINCREDIT MARKETSCRIMEDECISION MAKINGDEMOCRACYDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT EFFORTSDEVELOPMENT POLICIESDEVELOPMENT POLICYDISCRIMINATIONDISEASESDIVORCEDOMESTIC WORKLOADDRUGSECOLOGICAL STABILITYECONOMIC ACTIVITIESECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC IMPLICATIONSECONOMIC INEQUALITYECONOMIC INTEGRATIONECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESECOSYSTEMEDUCATED MIGRANTSEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTELDERLYEMPLOYERSEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESENVIRONMENTAL CHANGEENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONEXPLOITATIONEXTERNAL FINANCINGFAMILIESFAMILY MEMBERSFAMILY PLANNINGFAMILY STRUCTURESFEMALE MIGRANTSFERTILITYFERTILITY PREFERENCESFERTILITY RATESFORCED MIGRATIONGENDER ROLESGLOBAL AIDS EPIDEMICGLOBAL COMMISSIONGLOBAL COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRATIONGLOBAL DEVELOPMENTGLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCEHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE SERVICESHEALTH CONSEQUENCESHEALTH EFFECTSHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH WORKERSHIVHOME COUNTRIESHOST COUNTRIESHOST COUNTRYHOST SOCIETYHOUSEHOLD LEVELHOUSEHOLD WELFAREHOUSEHOLDSHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RIGHTSHUMAN RIGHTS OF MIGRANTSHUMANITARIAN AFFAIRSILLEGAL IMMIGRATIONIMMIGRANTIMMIGRANTSIMMIGRATIONIMMIGRATION LAWIMMIGRATION POLICYIMMIGRATION REFORMIMPACT OF MIGRATIONINCOME INEQUALITYINFANTINFANT MORTALITYINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITYINTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AIDSINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTEINTERNATIONAL MIGRANTINTERNATIONAL MIGRANTSINTERNATIONAL MIGRATIONINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEWINTERNATIONAL MOBILITYINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATIONINTERNATIONAL TRADEIRREGULAR MIGRANTSIRREGULAR MIGRATIONJOB CREATIONLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLABOR MOBILITYLABOR SUPPLYLARGE POPULATIONLAWSLEGAL MIGRANTSLIMITED RESOURCESLIVING STANDARDSLOCAL AUTHORITIESLOCAL POPULATIONMEDICAL SERVICESMIGRANTMIGRANT REMITTANCESMIGRANT WORKERSMIGRANT-SENDING COUNTRIESMIGRANTSMIGRATION DATAMIGRATION FLOWSMIGRATION ISSUESMIGRATION POLICIESMIGRATION POLICYMIGRATION PROCESSMOVEMENT OF PEOPLENATIONAL SECURITYNATIONALSNATIVE WORKERSNATURAL DISASTERNATURAL DISASTERSNATURAL RESOURCENEW BUSINESSNUMBER OF MIGRANTSNURSESOFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEOLDER PEOPLEOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMENPARENTINGPERSECUTIONPOLICY BRIEFPOLICY DISCUSSIONSPOLICY RESEARCHPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERPOLITICAL ACTIONPOPULATION INCREASESPOPULATION MEETINGSPOPULATION MOVEMENTSPOPULATION STUDIESPRACTITIONERSPRINT MEDIAPROGRESSPROSTITUTIONPUBLIC SERVICESREFUGEEREFUGEE CAMPSREFUGEESREMITTANCEREMITTANCESREPATRIATIONRESPECTRETURN MIGRATIONRISK FACTORSRISKY BEHAVIORRURAL AREASRURAL PRODUCTIVITYSAFE WATERSAFETY NETSSANITATIONSCARCE RESOURCESSCHOOL ATTENDANCESEA LEVELSERVICE PROVISIONSEXSEX WORKERSSEXUAL ABUSESEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONSSKILL DEVELOPMENTSKILLED MIGRANTSSMALL COUNTRIESSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL NETWORKSSOCIAL NORMSSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL WELFARESOVEREIGNTYSPONSORSTEMPORARY MIGRATIONTERRORISTTERTIARY EDUCATIONTRAUMATUBERCULOSISUNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTSUNEMPLOYMENTUNITED NATIONS POPULATION DIVISIONURBAN AREASURBANIZATIONVICTIMSVIOLENCEVULNERABILITYWARWORK EXPERIENCEWORKFORCEWORKING CONDITIONSWORKPLACEXENOPHOBIAYOUNG WOMENWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-5558