Regional Spillovers from the Venezuelan Crisis: Migration Flows and Their Impact on Latin America and the Caribbean

. This Departmental Paper, using the Venezuelan crisis experience in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), sheds light on how migration can potentially raise GDP growth in recipient countries and affecting fiscal and external positions while adjusting to migrant inflows.
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Volume/Issue: Volume 2022 Issue 019
Publication date: December 2022
ISBN: 9798400224478
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Labor , International - Economics , Public Policy , Demography , Emigration and Immigration , Migration labor market unemployment spillover effects , Migration flow , migration flow , Venezuela crisis , Migration inflow , Migration spillover , policy action , Venezuelan migrant , Migration , Labor markets , Human capital , Caribbean , Global , South America , Central America

Summary

As a new migration crisis is unfolding in Europe because of the war in Ukraine, the purpose of this paper is to also highlight the ongoing migration crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) due to Venezuela’s economic collapse. The stock of Venezuelan migrants reached 5 million in 2019, most of which had settled in other LAC countries. Following a temporary halt during the pandemic, migration from Venezuela has resumed, with the stock of migrants reaching 6.1 million in 2021. These migration flows are expected to continue in the coming years, which can strain public services and labor markets in the recipient economies in LAC. This Departmental Paper focuses on migration spillovers from the Venezuelan economic and social crisis. It sheds light on how migration can raise GDP growth and affect fiscal and external positions in host countries. It also discusses policy options, including greater support for education and integration into the workforce, which could help migrants find jobs to match their skills and help raise growth prospects in recipient countries.