Who migrates from developing countries? | Article | VoxDev

Who migrates from developing countries? | Article | VoxDev (20/09/2024)
by Michael Clemens (George Mason University) and Mariapia Mendola (University of Milan Bicocca, IZA, and Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano)

New data from 99 developing countries challenges conventional wisdom in development policy. People whose labour has higher returns at home are more likely to migrate.