Webinar: Inclusive Growth and Migration

Zoom (externally hosted event)

We are delighted to invite you to the first in a series of webinars organised by the Migration for Inclusive African Growth project team, led by Professor Giles Mohan at The Open University.

The concept of Inclusive Growth has become a framing concept in development policy yet has only recently been subjected to analytical attention. It refers broadly to growth that is sustained and broad-based but also factors in the ‘non-economic’ dimensions of that growth. Unfortunately, there is a tendency to rely on traditional growth indicators to interrogate growth patterns, while migration has rarely been analysed as part of these patterns. Where studies have linked inclusive growth and migration, they tend to focus on remittances as the driver of growth. Yet, inclusive growth offers great potential as an analytical benchmark against which growth trajectories can be assessed.

In this first seminar in the series, Prof. Giles Mohan will lead a thought-provoking conversation as the panel will discuss how inclusive growth can be framed, how it can enrich discussions around migration and development, and how MIAG’s work can inform more effective policymaking.

Panel members

Dilip Ratha Ratha, Head of KNOMAD and Lead Economist, Migration and Remittances, Social Protection and Jobs Global Practice at the World Bank

Heaven Crawley, Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations at Coventry University

Oliver Bakewell, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester

Download the event leaflet here and the link to register

Please note, all three events will also be available to watch live in Portuguese.