Migration and mobility – new frontiers for research and policy

WIDER Development Conference jointly organized with ARUA, 5-6 October 2017, in Accra, Ghana

Migration and mobility - new frontiers for research and policy

Thu, 5 October 2017 – Fri, 6 October 2017

The WIDER Development Conference on migration and mobility, jointly organized with the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA), will take place on 5-6 October 2017 in Accra, Ghana.

Migration and mobility are key facets of our increasingly globalized world, posing challenges but also offering opportunities. For migrants, this may include economic and social mobility, as well as improved physical security and an escape from conflict, violence and persecution. While the impact of migration on both host and sending countries is a topic of considerable contemporary political debate, there is also ample research showing the benefits in terms of labour market outcomes, economic growth, as well as diversity and innovation.

This conference explores the relationships between migration, mobility, and development, with a focus on South-South movements and the African region. It aims to bring together new and innovative research from economics and other disciplines that can inform broader policy-relevant debate and action. 

The conference will consist of plenary sessions with keynote speakers Ingrid Palmary and Hillel Rapoport, parallel sessions with contributed papers, and a poster session.

Please find the programme here. 

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TEAM

Focal points: Finn Tarp, Rachel Gisselquist

Research Fellows: Smriti Sharma, Saurabh Singhal

Assistant: Janis Vehmaan-Kreula, Jacob Lorentzen

Communications: Annett Victorero

 

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African Research Universities Alliance

 

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Thu, 5 October 2017 – Fri, 6 October 2017
ISSER Conference Hall, P.O Box LG 74 Legon-Accra, Botanical Gardens Rd, Accra, Ghana
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The poster session will be chaired by Wisdom Akpalu and features the following discussants: Emmanuel Ayimpusah, Dede Gafa, Abdul Malik Iddrisu, Richard Osei-Bofah, Millicent Otopabea Awuku, Bernice Owusu-Brown, and Johnson Wilson Appiah Kubi. Please...

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    Paper submissions for the conference listed based on the programme. Presentations will be uploaded during and after the conference.

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    Poster presentations - Migration and Mobility

    The poster session will be chaired by Wisdom Akpalu and features the following discussants: Emmanuel Ayimpusah, Dede Gafa, Abdul Malik Iddrisu, Richard Osei-Bofah, Millicent Otopabea Awuku, Bernice Owusu-Brown, and Johnson Wilson Appiah Kubi. Please...

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    Keynote address – Hillel Rapoport: Diaspora externalities: A view from the South

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