13th Migration and Development Conference

The 13th Annual Migration and Development Conference will bring together leading researchers and policymakers to present and discuss their work on the economics of international mobility and its linkages to development. While both economic and forced migration have been dominating headlines and policy agendas around the world over the last decade, the COVID-19 pandemic has created even greater urgency to shed light on these debates. Since its inauguration, the conference series has been jointly sponsored by the French Development Agency (AFD) Research Department and the World Bank Development Research Group (DECRG) and organized by a scientific committee of leading academics.

Organizer

The World Bank

Thursday, September 24

• Opening Session Plenary Session 1
• Parallel Session 1A: Economic history and economics of culture
• Parallel Session 1B: Migration, education and entrepreneurship

Friday, September 25

• Parallel Session 2A: Title: Economics of refugees
• Parallel Session 2B: Immigration policy and political economy
• Parallel Session 3A: Immigration and labor markets in developing countries
• Parallel Session 3B: Migration, risk and household outcomes
• Closing Session