In 2023, the remittances received by the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean reached 154,511 million dollars. This value is slightly lower (0.9%) than what we had predicted in our annual projection. The difference is largely due to lower-than-expected growth in the total wage bill of migrant workers in the United States during the final months of 2023. REMITTANCES … [Read more...] about Migrant wages and remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023
Jeremy Harris
Jeremy Harris ha trabajado en el BID por 20 años, desempeñándose como Economista y Especialista en Comercio del Sector de Integración y Comercio del Banco desde 2009. En el BID, ha trabajado en varios procesos de apoyo a las negociaciones comerciales de América Latina, incluyendo el CAFTA y el ALCA, con énfasis en las reglas de origen y acceso a mercados. También ha participado en el diseño y desarrollo de varias bases de datos y sistemas informáticos sobre acceso a mercados, y ha realizado estudios analíticos sobre los acuerdos comerciales y sus efectos sistémicos sobre el comercio regional y global. Fuera del BID, ha trabajado como consultor de la CEPAL, la CARICOM, el Departamento para el Desarrollo Internacional del Reino Unido (DFID) y la Agencia Alemana de Cooperación Técnica (GTZ). Tiene un PhD en Economía de la Universidad de Maryland.
Measuring the Socio-economic Integration of Migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean
Over the last decade, the migration landscape in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has changed significantly. By 2022, the region had over 43 million Latin Americans and Caribbeans living outside their countries of origin, with almost a quarter of them residing in other LAC countries. Additionally, the region faces the largest-ever displacement crisis in the Americas. Of … [Read more...] about Measuring the Socio-economic Integration of Migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean
Challenges and opportunities of migration in the Caribbean
Migration has long been part of the fabric of Caribbean nations’ experience. But while Caribbean migration is often discussed in the context of out-migration to the United States, Canada, and European countries, movement to and within the Caribbean is an equally important part of this story. In recent decades, due in great part to climate change, natural disasters, and shifts … [Read more...] about Challenges and opportunities of migration in the Caribbean
Remittances in Latin America and the Caribbean: family bonds across borders
Remittances received in Latin American and the Caribbean during the first half of 2022 reached US$68 billion, continuing the growth trend that has been observed since the second half of 2020 and detailed in the publication “Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021. Migrant Efforts During the COVID-19 Crisis”. In the first quarter, remittances grew to US$31.7 … [Read more...] about Remittances in Latin America and the Caribbean: family bonds across borders
Migration Policy Regimes in Latin America and the Caribbean
The new migratory flows in Latin America and the Caribbean have an impact on the laws of the countries of the region. To understand how states are responding to their new migration challenges, a new IDB publication compiles and analyzes the most comprehensive database on Migration Policy Regimes in Latin America and the Caribbean. This new database presents information … [Read more...] about Migration Policy Regimes in Latin America and the Caribbean