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After reading this weekend’s blog posts in the mainstream media in Germany, I am a bit surprised at the traditional view of the “occupy” demonstrations of this past weekend. For instance, the headline published by the most relevant German media site – SPON – was “99% stayed at home.” The […]

After reading this weekend’s blog posts in the mainstream media in Germany, I am a bit surprised at the traditional view of the “occupy” demonstrations of this past weekend. For instance, the headline published by the most relevant German media site – SPON – was “99% stayed at home.” The […]

Remittance flows are an important source of funds for many developing countries. Worker Remittances have been growing rapidly in the past few years and now represent the largest source of foreign income for many developing countries. It is hard to estimate the exact size of remittance flows because many transfers […]

The major part of international migration does not take place across but within continents. This video highlights the main migration corridors, major destinations and remittance flows worldwide. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcoOENLfpUI