2016/01/01 by Elisabetta Lodigiani · 1 citation
Computer Science · Social Sciences · #Economic Growth and Development #Social Capital and Networks #Culture, Economy, and Development Studies #Emigration #Developing country #Immigration #Politics #Demographic economics #Development economics #Quality (philosophy) #Developed country #Economic growth #Political science #Economics #Sociology #Population #Demography
paper · pdf · doi:10.15185/izawol.307
openalex publication_date 2016/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02
International migration to democratic countries can improve political institutions at home. Positive effects can occur through several channels, e.g. transfer of new ideas and political norms, return or circular emigration, and remittances. In general, macro studies find positive global effects if migrants' destination countries are democratic. Micro studies generally focus on a single country, and find positive effects of some specific channels, such as transfer of norms and return migration.