Knowledge

Research topics

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  Profiles
  What are the profiles of migrants? What are the gaps between migrants and natives in education, access to labor markets, health care, and basic services? How do the gaps differ between recent and long-standing migration?

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  Perceptions
  What is the perception about migration in the region? Has this perception changed over time? How is it compared to that in other regions? What policies are effective in modifying these sentiments?

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  Impact
  What is the impact of migrants in destination, transit and migrant-sending countries? What is the impact of migrant-related policies on migrants’ behavior and on their communities?

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  Policy and institutions
  How migrant-related policies at the local, national and reginal level in Latin America and the Caribbean compare to that in other regions? What is the policy space to improve these policies and institutional frameworks?

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  Data
  We are building a database that will allows us to study and visualize the state of migration and migration policies in Latin America and the Caribbean