International migration can have important impacts on development and it is important to develop appropriate and effective policy interventions that will help realize it's full potential. This paper aims to guide policymakers through challenges posed by migration and development.

International migration can have important impacts on development and it is important to develop appropriate and effective policy interventions that will help realize it's full potential. This paper is intended to guide policymakers through challenges posed by migration and development. It is intended to be an accessible guide to the policy implications drawn from the burgeoning literature on migration and development. Its primary aim is to further the important and timely process of mapping out the policy options in this area, especially across the spectrum of channels that form the migration-development nexus.