TY - CHAP
T1 - Foreign Aid, Development, and International Migration
T2 - An Exploration of the MENA Region
AU - Gamso, Jonas
AU - Yuldashev, Farhod
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - A large literature has emerged to explore the relationship between foreign aid and emigration from aid-recipient countries. Scholars suggest that aid affects international migration from these countries through its impacts on economic growth, civil conflict, and political institutions. This chapter builds on this literature with specific attention to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The authors review the relevant literatures on aid, development, and international migration, discuss key characteristics of the MENA region, describe the volume and composition of aid to MENA countries, and reflect on how aid is affecting migration patterns. They also offer some preliminary statistical analysis, finding a negative correlation between aid and emigration from the MENA region. After presenting preliminary results, a research agenda is offered for economic development specialists interested in further investigating aid and migration in the MENA context.
AB - A large literature has emerged to explore the relationship between foreign aid and emigration from aid-recipient countries. Scholars suggest that aid affects international migration from these countries through its impacts on economic growth, civil conflict, and political institutions. This chapter builds on this literature with specific attention to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The authors review the relevant literatures on aid, development, and international migration, discuss key characteristics of the MENA region, describe the volume and composition of aid to MENA countries, and reflect on how aid is affecting migration patterns. They also offer some preliminary statistical analysis, finding a negative correlation between aid and emigration from the MENA region. After presenting preliminary results, a research agenda is offered for economic development specialists interested in further investigating aid and migration in the MENA context.
KW - Foreign aid
KW - International migration
KW - MENA
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-66380-3_7
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-66380-3_7
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85153073174
T3 - Perspectives on Development in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region
SP - 101
EP - 117
BT - Perspectives on Development in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region
PB - Springer
ER -