Diasporas and Economic Development: A Review of the Evidence and Policy

Dany Bahar

Comparative Economic Studies, 2020, vol. 62, issue 2, No 3, 200-214

Abstract: Abstract The paper reviews recent literature on the economics of migration and diasporas, focusing on economic gains and opportunities that these diasporas could represent for home countries. In addition, the paper discusses policies aimed at leveraging this “diaspora capital.”

Keywords: Migration; Diaspora; Trade; FDI; Remittances; Knowledge (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F14 F22 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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