Category Archives: Immigration

(January 17, 2004) Most Canadians see Canada in the middle ranks of nations, without a military or the large economy of a France, Germany or United Kingdom, let alone a United States or Japan. Continue reading →

(December 1, 2003) What can or should be done to promote access by developing countries to external capital? What can be done to prevent growing economies from the distruptive effects of sharp reversals in financing? Continue reading →

(December 1, 2003) This paper examines the impact of international migration and remittances on poverty in a broad cross-section of developing countries. Four key findings emerge. Continue reading →

(October 29, 2003) The number of international migrants – people outside their country of birth or citizenship for 12 months or more, for any reason and with all legal statuses – reached 175 million in 2000, up from 154 million in 1990. Continue reading →

(October 1, 2003) Remittances – money and goods – that migrants from developing countries sent home can reduce poverty in labor-sending countries. Continue reading →