1. Dakar, 25 March 2010 The Links Between Migration and Labour Markets Jason Gagnon OECD Development Centre Workshop on Migration in West Africa: Governance and Links to Labour Markets

2. Migration and Labour Markets in West Africa Concept Motivation Two gaps in the migration literature, particularly on its links with labour markets 1.How does migration reshape labour and employment in sending households, communities, countries? 2.What are the labour impacts of South-South migration and how are they different from other types of migration flows?

3. The Impact of Emigration A Framework Source: OECD (2010) - forthcoming

4. The Impact of Immigration Basic Neoclassical Model Real Wage N WmWm W0W0 S0S0 SmSm N + M MPL

5. The Impact of Emigration Basic Neoclassical Model Real Wage N* WmWm W0W0 S0S0 SmSm N* - M MPL W0W0 W -m * MPL*

6. The Impact of Emigration Emigration Rates

7. The Impact of Emigration Emigration Flows to the OECD

8. The Impact of Remittances Remittances to West Africa

9. The Impact of Remittances Remittances from ECOWAS countries

10. The Impact of Immigration Immigration 19902005 Major change in the region has been in Senegal and Ghana

11. The Impact of Emigration ECOWAS Different when looking at South-South flows?

12. What should we know? What are the returns to migration experience? What do return migrants do when they return? What skills do they bring back? How does this impact others? How does it impact labour markets? At what level? Why? What policies exist? What role should policy have? The Impact of Return Migration Return Migration

13. Dakar, 25 March 2010 jason.gagnon@oecd.org www.oecd.org/dev Jason Gagnon OECD Development Centre Workshop on Migration in West Africa: Governance and Links to Labour Markets

14. The OECD Development Centre and Global Development The Global Development Outlook The OECD Development Centre A bridge between OECD countries and emerging economies The global dimension of the OECD Development Centre Columbia (2008), Dominican Republic (2009), Egypt (2008), India (2001), Indonesia (2009), Mauritius (2009), Morocco (2009), Peru (2009), South Africa (2006), Thailand (2005) and Vietnam (2008) The Global Development Outlook 2010 - Shifting Wealth: Implications for Development 2011 - Social Cohesion

15. A platform for debate on meaningful policy reform Bringing OECD methods and expertise to the service of developing countries Raising the profile of developing economies in the OECD The OECD Development Centre and Poverty Reduction

16. Main references jason.gagnon@oecd.org OECD (2007): Policy Coherence for Development: Migration and Developing Countries. OECD Development Centre, Paris. OECD (2007): Gaining from Migration: Towards a New Mobility System. OECD Development Centre. Paris. OECD (2009): Is Informal Normal? Towards More and Better Jobs in Developing Countries. OECD Development Centre, Paris. OECD (2009): Latin American Economic Outlook 2010. OECD Development Centre, Paris.