Feature Articles

MPI's Kevin O'Neil takes a close look at how Taiwan has reaped economic benefits from high-skilled migration.

Veysel Oezcan of Humboldt University Berlin reports on how fewer foreign residents of Germany are obtaining citizenship under the provisions of a citizenship law passed in 2000.

MPI Policy Analyst Deborah Waller Meyers examines the Smart Border agreements signed by the U.S. with Canada and Mexico in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Migration is assuming increasing importance in measurements of population change relative to other demographic phenomena such as births and deaths. Migration flows, however, pose particular challenges to the production and measurement of reliable and widely comparable statistics, as this article explores.

Frank Laczko of the IOM examines how increasing numbers of Chinese immigrants are entering Europe.

The German government is testing various biometric registration methods for visa applicants.

MPI Co-Director Kathleen Newland provides a concise overview of the impact of rich country migration policies on poor country development.

MPI Research Assistant Kevin O'Neil outlines key aspects of remittances from the United States.

Non-permanent, circular migration between nations has increased. Graeme Hugo of the University of Adelaide looks at the implications for development in Asia.

Global remittances by migrants seem to be on the rise, and Richard Black of the University of Sussex maps out the issues this presents for researchers and policymakers.

Nicholas Van Hear of the Institute for International Studies presents some of the distinct features of refugee diasporas, as well as their impact on development policy.

MPI Policy Analyst Monette Zard, who recently returned from the Middle East, examines the obstacles to protecting the approximately one million internally displaced persons in Iraq.