Measuring the Impacts of Migration: Empirical Methods  

This course, presented by the Development Economics Research Group, is part of the learning series "Migrants, Refugees and Societies". The course provides a comprehensive overview of methodological issues related to the assessment of the impacts of migration. The training presents the microeconomic impacts of migration. We will discuss the various channels through which migration has a measurable impact on the migrant household, the key obstacles to being able to attribute effects to migration itself, and different empirical methods that can be used to identify the impacts of migration. 

  • Training typology

    Onsite

  • Certificate

    Free of charge

What's included?

  • Hands-on sessions
  • Text materials
  • Certification
  • Peer to peer discussions

Learning Objectives

  • Be critical consumers of research papers, policy reports, opinion pieces and news article on migration that aim to establish causal relationships.
  • Know multiple potential methods of identifying the impacts of migration and the strengths and weaknesses of each.
  • Be able to summarize a body of papers or reports with the appropriate level of caution when it comes to attributing impacts.
  • Be able to design and implement an evaluation of the impact that migration has had on either the migrants and refugees themselves, their origin communities, or their hosts. 

Who we are looking for

Journalists covering migration and forced displacement issues; mid-level to senior officials and policymakers in government agencies; development practitioners in international and regional organizations working on migration and forced displacement; NGO workers; researchers and thought leaders from think tanks; and master's and PhD students.

Meet our core team

Quy-Toan Do
Lead Economist with the World Bank's Development Research Group
David McKenzie
Lead Economist with the World Bank's Development Economics