Development Policy Centre Podcast

Development Policy Centre Deputy Director Ryan Edwards and Dung Doan, an Economist in the World Bank's Social Protection and Jobs team, discuss the Pacific Labour Mobility Survey, which was conducted between 2020 and 2023.Edwards and Doan explain how the joint research project between the Australian National University and the World Bank was the first comprehensive study of Pacific migrants working in Australia and New Zealand.They discuss that although migrants and their families perceived migration as beneficial to Pacific communities, the survey identified several issues that need to be addressed.Read the survey report, The gains and pains of working away from home.Read the Devpolicy Blog series related to the survey.The Development Policy Centre received funding from Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for the Pacific Labour Mobility Survey Wave One through the Pacific Research Program.-------------Welcome to Devpolicy Talks, the podcast of the Development Policy Centre. We’re part of the Crawford Sch