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New research by @cgdev's Dany Bahar 🌎🎗️ & @harvard's Ricardo Hausmann finds that higher oil income in Venezuela = higher crossings at the US border. Properly designed sanctions could therefore hit both objectives. cgdev.org/publication/sa…

New report from the World Bank explores how Global Skill Partnerships could be used to meet workforce needs in countries of origin & destination. Gratifying to see this agenda take off, and the role of MDBs highlighted! openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publi…

For decades, remittances have outstripped aid. Amidst aid cuts, we need to maximize their impact on development by reducing sending costs; leveraging the diaspora; and channelling migration opportunities. New Center for Global Development blog by myself & Sam Huckstep. cgdev.org/blog/after-aid…

.Center for Global Development's Migration & Displacement Team are hiring a summer intern this year, to focus on legal labour migration. 8 weeks, paid, London based. Please apply! (Plus there are other cool internships in global health & climate finance!) …erforglobaldevelopment.applytojob.com/apply/Obth6APk…

In 2019, Germany and the Philippines established the world’s first nursing Global Skill Partnership. This blog, with colleagues World Bank & GIZ, explores the implementation of this partnership, lessons learned, and next steps. cgdev.org/blog/hundreds-…

The World Bank has released their IDA21 plans, with the $2.4bn Window for Host Communities and Refugees now part of a broader regional window. In this new Center for Global Development blog, Thomas Ginn and I spell out the good, the bad, and where to go from here. cgdev.org/blog/window-ho…

Without an increase in skilled workers, the green transition in Europe won't happen. Can a creative combination of training & migration help plug the gap? Join experts from Center for Global Development, Fragomen, & RWE AG for this exciting webinar: 23 June, 2.00-3.00pm CET. cgdev.org/event/using-la…

Excited to see our Center for Global Development research featured in this excellent The New York Times article about the devastating effect of the US' remittance tax on Africa, especially coming after extensive aid cuts. nytimes.com/2025/06/03/wor…

Great new Science Magazine article by the rockstars of development economics looks at the evidence on the impact of skilled emigration on origin countries. TL;DR, it can be positive, but we need a *lot* more work in this area! science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

The World Bank, Center for Global Development, and Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy #ABCDE Conference is coming up! The migration panel (feat. Dany Bahar 🌎🎗️, Caglar Ozden, Wendy Cunningham, and Caroline Theoharides) is on July 25 from 11.15-12.45 ET — mark your diaries... cgdev.org/event/annual-b…

We've added some exciting speakers to the line-up for our Center for Global Development + Fragomen event on "Using Labour Migration to Support Europe's Green Transition". Come hear from RWE AG, European Commission (DG EMPL) + GIZ! June 23 | 8.00-9.00am ET | 1.00-2.00pm BST cgdev.org/event/using-la…

New Center for Global Development blog explores which countries will be hit by aid cuts. Some countries will lose large amounts of aid simply because of who their main donors are, rather than their need. 👏 Sam Huckstep, Laura Granito, Sara Casadevall Bellés, & Lee Crawfurd. cgdev.org/blog/charting-…

Love this new Center for Global Development blog by Beata Cichocka 🇺🇦🌻 & Mikaela Gavas about how donors need to shift in this new aid landscape. They won't be able to do everything, everywhere, so seems particularly sensible to focus on clarifying and enforcing comparative advantage. cgdev.org/blog/developme…

For many countries, the impact of Trump's 3.5% remittance tax will be even worse than US aid cuts. Really glad to have the opportunity to highlight this fact in a tribune for La Croix, based on our Center for Global Development analysis (cgdev.org/blog/which-cou…). la-croix.com/a-vif/la-taxe-…

Glad to see that the remittance tax included in Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" has been reduced to 1%. Kudos to everyone working on this issue! 👏 Read Center for Global Development's analysis of the impact of the tax: cgdev.org/blog/which-cou… timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india…

The remittance tax in the "Big, Beautiful Bill" is down to 1%, but countries of origin still stand to lose billions of dollars every year, especially because the tax now also applies to US citizens. New Center for Global Development blog w/ Sam Huckstep & Charley Ward 👇 cgdev.org/blog/even-1-pe…

CGD’s work cited in The Economist: Even at a reduced rate, a US remittance tax would cost countries like El Salvador 0.6% of GNI—adding pressure after foreign aid cuts. Read more: economist.com/graphic-detail…