A Term Paper Presentation on

External Migration and its Impacts on Economic Development

Presented By
Sadik Ahamed
ID: 17121033
 Abstract

 People who migrate to another country or state leaving

his own country is known as immigrants. This process of
immigration is called external migration. It is not cost free
or painless; Immigrants face cultural shock, catching up
complexity, homesickness, unfavorable environment
condition and so many other social and personal problem.
But ultimate result in the long run is positive.
 Host country censures that the immigrants are wasting
their social goods and public services. But the economists
answer is the taxes and contribution in society exceeds
the individual benefits received by the migrants.
 Net International Migration

 Net international migration= emigrants - immigrants

 If emigrate > immigrate, that country experience net negative
migration.
 If emigrate < immigrate, that country gain net positive migration.
 In developed regions, majority of the country experience net positive
migration. And in developing regions, majority of the country
experience net negative migration. Because, Human beings always
wants to move for better condition in life than they are actually
leading.
 Europe and northern America gaining most from the net external
migration and Asia, Latin America, Caribbean and African countries
are losing their population as net negative migration.
International Migration Report 2017

 The number of internatinal migrants increased rapidly on the

agenda of international community.

2010 •220 Million

2017 •258 Million

 According to United Nations migration reports, 67 percent of

total migrants living in just 20 countries.
Who will win Immigrants or Host
Countries?
 Compensation of Host Countries

a) Many immigrants are low-skilled and uneducated.

b) They decrease the local labor wage.
c) Sometimes cultural and religious barrier damage good
workforce environment which decrease productivity.
d) Racism and social exclusion creates for immigrants.
e) Unaware population breakdown the states discipline
which creates chaos in peaceful lives.
f) Inequality rises both in economic and social life.
 Compensation of Origin Country

 Immigrants country loss their skilled manpower in the

name of brain drain.
 Decrease national for losing employee productivity.
 Decrease entrepreneurial invention
 Lack uses of native land.
 Economists Takes it not as threat but as an
Opportunity

a) They bring new skills and aptitudes and can transmit it to

native colleagues.
b) They can increase competition in certain labor market
through their taught skilled among native workers.
c) They increase workforce diversity which in turns increase
productivity.
d) There is a criticism that unpredicted population growth
increase pressure on public goods and services, but this is not
true. Because, ultimately tax revenue paid by immigrants
exceeds the amount what they consumes.
e) Overall employment rate increase which expand GDP.
f) Opportunity to get better environment for developing
intellectual skill.
 Conclusion

 Migration can be very effective force for economic

development if it can be wrapped with proper set of
policies. Immigrants are neither burden nor a panacea for
introducing fiscal challenges. It has both effects and causes
in broader economic sense of development but it
progressively increases its complexity and impacts. As its
complexity are becoming more heinous, it has a strong
impacts on globalization as well as Optimal global mobility,
circulation of goods, capital, technology and intellectual
property.
 References

 Brinley Thomas, International Migration and Economic Development, UNESCO 1961, the
University college of South Wales and Monomouthshire, Cardiff.
 United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, (2013).
International migration Report 2013.
 External migration (compendium) in: UKRMAP Retrieved from: ukrmap.su/en
 Portes J. (2016). Immigration Is Good for Economic Growth. If Europe Gets It Right,
Refugees Can Be Too. Retrieved October 20, 2018, From
www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-portes/economic-europe-refugees_b_8128288.html
 James R. McDonald (), labor migration in France, 1946-1965, Annals of the Association
of American Geographers, Vol. 59, No. 1 (Mar., 1969), pp. 116—134.
 Migration Policy Debates by OECD, Is Migration Good For the Economy?, (May, 2014),
Available in
www.oecd.org/migration/OECD%20Migration%20Policy%20Debates%20Numero%202.pdf
 Any Questions?

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