Rainer Thiele is head of research into poverty reduction, equity and development at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy and a member of the institute’s management board, as well as adjunct professor at Kiel University. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/rainer-thiele/rss en Solutions Thu, 13 Dec 2018 08:00:00 +0000 Mauro Lanati, Rainer Thiele https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/12/13/the-complex-effects-of-development-aid-on-migration https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/12/13/the-complex-effects-of-development-aid-on-migration Does development aid curb migration? Researchers Mauro Lanati and Rainer Thiele show how aid can deter would-be migrants when it goes to public services, but argue that it would take an unrealistic increase in aid to significantly lower emigration rates.