Michael Clemens is an economist at the Center for Global Development and the IZA Institute for the Study of Labor. He is the author of “The Walls of Nations” from Columbia University Press. He’s on Twitter at @m_clem.   https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/michael-clemens/rss en Economy Laws & Policy Solutions Tue, 08 Aug 2017 11:21:36 +0000 Michael Clemens https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/08/08/the-real-economic-cost-of-accepting-refugees https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/08/08/the-real-economic-cost-of-accepting-refugees Past waves of refugees had varied but limited effects on the jobs and income of workers in countries they moved to, finds Michael Clemens from the Center for Global Development. The impact of new arrivals in Europe will depend on governments learning the right lessons. Economy Laws & Policy Mon, 31 Oct 2016 14:30:22 +0000 Michael Clemens https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2016/10/31/development-aid-to-deter-migration-will-do-nothing-of-the-kind https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2016/10/31/development-aid-to-deter-migration-will-do-nothing-of-the-kind A wave of new migration-linked aid deals ignore evidence that development assistance cannot reduce overall emigration from poor countries within our lifetimes, argues development economist Michael Clemens.