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Migrant Rights, Immigration Policy and Human Development

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  • Martin Ruhs

    (ESRC Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) at the University of Oxford)

Abstract

This paper explores the potential impacts of the rights of migrant workers (“migrant rights”) on the human development of actual and potential migrants, their families, and other people in migrants’ countries of origin. A key feature of the paper is its consideration of how migrant rights affect both the capability to move and work in higher income countries (i.e. the access of workers in low-income countries to labour markets of higher-income countries) and capabilities while living and working abroad. The paper suggests that there may be a trade-off between the number and some of the rights of low-skilled migrants admitted to high-income countries and explores the implications for human development.

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  • Martin Ruhs, 2009. "Migrant Rights, Immigration Policy and Human Development," Human Development Research Papers (2009 to present) HDRP-2009-23, Human Development Report Office (HDRO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), revised Apr 2009.
    • Handle: RePEc:hdr:papers:hdrp-2009-23
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    Cited by:

    1. Wouterse, Fleur, 2012. "Migration and Rural Welfare: The Impact of Potential Policy Reforms in Europe," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 40(12), pages 2427-2439.
    2. Ockert Dupper, 2014. "Coordination of Social Security Schemes," KFG Working Papers p0060, Free University Berlin.

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    Keywords

    Migrant rights; immigration policy; human development; global labor markets;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • E6 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook
    • F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration

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