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The potential challenges associated with migration to cities have justifiably received much attention. But they may obscure the significant opportunities that migration also offers for receiving communities seeking to boost economic development. This report is an invitation to rethink urban migration, paying due attention to the opportunities for local economies that emerge with the arrival of both internal and international migrants and encouraging policymakers to capitalize on them. By tailoring policies to specific contexts and bridging short-term constraints with long-term solutions, cities can leverage the skills and diversity migrants bring, fostering innovation, productivity growth, and prosperity for all. The pages of this report offer guidance on how to go about this task.
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Principal Economist at the Research Department of the Inter-American Development Bank, a member of the executing committee of the Network of Inequality and Poverty of LACEA, and an associate editor of Economia -the journal of LACEA. His research uses empirical evidence and theory to inform the design of more effective public policies in areas related to labor, education, productivity, and urban economics. Matias Busso received his B.A. in Economics from Universidad Nacional de La Plata and his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Michigan in 2008. His research has been published in leading journals including the American Economic Review, the American Economic Journal: Applied, and The Review of Economics and Statistics.
Paul E. Carrillo
Professor of Economics and International Affairs at George Washington University. His research lies at the intersection between urban economics, real estate economics, public economics, and econometrics. Prof. Carrillo has published over two dozen academic articles in highly regarded economics journals, including the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Urban Economics, among others. He currently serves as Co-Editor of the Journal of Housing Economics, Associate Editor of the Journal of Regional Science and Urban Economics and has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia in 2006.
Juan Pablo Chauvin
Economics Specialist at the Research Department of the Inter-American Development Bank. He conducts research in the intersection of urban, labor, and development economics, as well as political economy. His research has been published in the Journal of Urban Economics and in Regional Science and Urban Economics. In the past, he has been an instructor in economics and statistics at the Harvard Kennedy School, held teaching positions at Ecuadorian universities, and consulted various international organizations as well as local, regional, and national governments on economic development and diversification policies in South America, Asia, the MENA region and South-East Europe. He holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy from Harvard University.