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How migration could make the world grow richer

Graham Watson

1st December 2019

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It seems as though everyone has been reading Banerjee and Duflo's latest book - unless the spate of migration related material is utterly unrelated. However, this Economist clip looks at how migration would make the world richer by a substantial amount.

How migration makes the world grow richer
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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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