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Objective Analysis. Effective Solutions.

The European Commission commissioned RAND Europe and the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) to conduct a study mapping diasporas in the European Union and the United States. This study aimed to provide an overview of diasporas present in Europe and the US, and to deliver concrete recommendations for engaging with diasporas as a bridge to their countries of origin, especially where improvement is sought in relations with those countries. Our analysis revealed several noteworthy patterns which may help policymakers better understand the characteristics, priorities and concerns of relevant diasporas. In comparison with their countries of origin, diaspora groups on the whole achieve better outcomes on a range of socioeconomic indicators. Diaspora groups generally show higher rates of high educational attainment, labour force participation in their receiving countries, and, unsurprisingly, tend to have a higher share of working-age population compared with their counterparts in countries of origin. The comparison with receiving countries offers a more complex picture. Diaspora groups have a higher share of working-age population than the populations in the countries where they settled, but are generally lagging behind with respect to labour force and education outcomes. The size of this gap is much larger for labour force participation rates than for educational outcomes. Through synthesis of our quantitative mapping and analysis of engagement strategies and diaspora survey results, we provided a set of eight recommendations for actors seeking to engage with diaspora groups.

• Chapter One

  Introduction

• Part I

  Mapping diasporas

  • Chapter Two

    Methodology for Part I

  • Chapter Three

    Findings on diaspora mapping

• Part II

  Engaging diasporas

  • Chapter Four

    Overview and methodology for Part II

  • Chapter Five

    Receiving country engagement strategies

  • Chapter Six

    Selected sending country engagement strategies

  • Seven

    A review of common recommendations and cautions put forward for diaspora engagement

  • Eight

    Survey and interview results and analysis

• Part III

  Synthesis

  • Nine

    Recommendations for diaspora engagement

  • Ten

    Concluding Remarks

• Appendix A

  Overviews of diaspora engagement approaches by selected country of origin

• Appendix B

  Survey crosstabulations

• Appendix C

  Further information on data sources on diaspora groups

• Appendix D

  Literature review methodology

• Appendix E

  Data extraction template for Stage 1 literature review

• Appendix F

  Data extraction templates for Stage 2 desk research

• Appendix G

  Survey methodology details

• Appendix H

  Survey Questionnaires

• Appendix I

  Further data on bilateral remittances