TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to document the role of diaspora networks in enhancing cross-border flows of goods, capital, and knowledge, eventually contributing to efficient specialization, investment, and productivity growth in the migrants’ home-countries. Particular attention is paid to the role of skilled migrants, and to information imperfections reduction as the main channel for the documented effects.Design/methodology/approach This paper reviews a growing literature on migration and globalization, focussing on its relevance for developing and emerging economies.Findings In reviewing the literature on the effects of migration on other dimensions of international economic interactions, this paper shows that migrants contribute to the integration of their country into the world market, which can be particularly important for economic growth in developing countries.Originality/value It documents the role of diaspora networks in enhancing cross-border flows of goods, capital, and knowledge, eventually contributing to efficient specialization, investment, and productivity growth in the migrants’ home-countries. Particular attention is paid to the role of skilled migrants, and to information imperfections reduction as the main channel for the documented effects.
VL  - 37
IS  - 7
SN  - 0143-7720
DO  - 10.1108/IJM-08-2015-0116
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/IJM-08-2015-0116
AU  - Rapoport Hillel
PY  - 2016
Y1  - 2016/01/01
TI  - Migration and globalization: what’s in it for developing countries?
T2  - International Journal of Manpower
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 1209
EP  - 1226
Y2  - 2024/09/21
ER  -