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Recent Developments in Labor Migration: The impact of the economic crisis and beyond Presentation Georges Lemaitre International Migration Specialist OECD Directorate for Employment, Labor and Social Affairs

Event Description:

The OECD Washington Center and the Institute for the Study of International Migration at Georgetown University welcome you to join us for this presentation and discussion session with Georges Lemaitre, OECD International Migration Specialist. Until the recent economic crisis, labor migration in OECD countries outside the United States was on an upswing, at all skill levels. Movements are now contracting, but can be expected to resume growing with the recovery. This presentation will provide an overview of what's been happening with respect to labor migration in OECD countries in recent years, how the economic crisis has affected policies and movements and what can be expected down the line. It will cover, among others, the effects of European Union enlargement, growing student migration and the increasing importance of India And China as source countries for Europe. 

Biographies:

Georges Lemaitre began his career at Statistics Canada in the areas of labor and household statistics, where he remained until 1992. He then worked as a private consultant in the areas of survey methodology, economic analysis and social statistics before coming to the OECD in 1994. His responsibilities included heading the social statistics and indicators area at the OECD, PISA assessments for education, labor, demography and social expenditure statistics. His interests in the labor market area have included part-time work, labor dynamics, labor force participation over the life cycle and measures of labor force skill. He joined the international migration area at the OECD in 2003, where he has worked on issues related to the integration of immigrants, cross-border service provision, the management of migration and the harmonization of migration statistics. Mr. Lemaitre received his education at Cornell University (1966-1970), McGill University (1971-1974) and the University of Paris (1975-1976).