Assessing the Economic Contribution of Labour Migration in Developing Countries as Countries of Destination
Interest in the contribution of migrants to development has increased considerably among policy maker, development planners and practitioners. Some governments have adopted policies in this regard to maximize the benefits from migration while minimizing the costs. Considerable research and knowledge has also been produced on the subject, with a large body of literature on the migration-development nexus. However, the focus has been on migrants’ remittances to countries of origin. Read more
The Role of Door-to-Door Operators in Ghanaian International Migration
This project seeks to address a critical gap in knowledge about the operations of a major transnational business which has a direct bearing on the livelihood strategies adopted by Ghanaian migrants in their attempt to participate in socio-economic development in their country of origin. ‘Door-to-Door’ operators are businesses that collect and ship goods from specific addresses in the UK to specific addresses in Ghana. Read more
Migrants in Countries in Crisis: Supporting an Evidence-based Approach for Effective and Cooperative State Action
This study is part of the Research Component of the European Union-funded project titled “Migrants in Countries in Crisis: Supporting an Evidence-based Approach for Effective and Cooperative State Action” which aims at providing accessible, methodologically robust and policy relevant data on the migration implications of crisis situations in host countries. Read More
MOP Research Projects
Migration to Cities in Ghana: An analysis of the counterfactual
This study examines the impact of rural-urban migration on the welfare of migrant-sending households in Ghana by exploring what their living standards might have been had their migrant members remained at home. While earlier counterfactual analysis largely focused on economic gains and losses, we also examined social counterfactuals of migration to cities. The data were obtained from a household survey conducted among 1,132 households selected from five regions of Ghana. Read more
NUFFIC
The NUFFIC project aims at providing institutional support to the Centre for Migrations Studies to strengthen its capacity to address research, teaching and training and policy gaps in migration studies and to provide policy advice, training and consultancy work on migration to stakeholders. The MDF consortium is made up of the Institute of Social Studies (The Hague), the Radboud University (Nijmegen) and led by MDF Training & Consultancy (EDF).