Showing papers by "Dilip Ratha published in 2019"

Leveraging Economic Migration for Development : A Briefing for the World Bank Board

Abstract: This paper responds to a request from the World Bank’s Executive Directors for an update in the area of economic or voluntary migration since the previous Board discussion of the topic on August 25, 2016. This paper has four objectives: to provide an update on data, drivers, and impacts in section two, to briefly discuss the changes in international governance, including the adoption of the global compact on migration in section three; to describe pertinent World Bank Group activities during FY2017-19 in section four; and to suggest future areas of activity in section five.