Mobility-Related Implications of COVID-19 for Receiving Countries

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No AccessJul 2022Mobility-Related Implications of COVID-19 for Receiving CountriesAuthors/Editors: Mauro Testaverde, Jacquelyn PavilonMauro TestaverdeSearch for more papers by this author, Jacquelyn PavilonSearch for more papers by this authorhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1855-4_ch3AboutView ChaptersFull TextPDF (0.6 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract: Presents detailed evidence on the short-term impacts and longer-term implications of the COVID-19–related mobility restrictions from a receiving country’s perspective. Migrants play an essential role in filling labor shortages in their destination countries, and during the COVID-19 pandemic, mobility restrictions only exacerbated these labor shortages—for example, by preventing or delaying the entry of key workers. Migrants often prove necessary to fill, and remain overrepresented in, essential occupations such as health care and agriculture. The disruptions caused by the COVID-19 crisis may also have repercussions on migration that will manifest in the longer term. For instance, the disruptions to learning and lack of peer interactions caused by the pandemic may have halted the integration process of migrants and refugees, with potential long-lasting scarring effects and the perpetuation of preexisting inequalities. The fear of contagion and the social distancing measures imposed since the COVID-19 outbreak may have also triggered less openness to foreigners and deteriorated attitudes toward migrants. ReferencesAutor, D and E Reynolds. 2020. “The Nature of Work after the COVID Crisis: Too Few Low-Wage Jobs.” Essay 2020-14, The Hamilton Project of the Brookings Institution, Washington, DC. 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