@report {1293956,
	title = {Immigration Policy Research},
	year = {2017},
	abstract = {Immigration and Economic Transformation: A Concept NoteLjubica Nedelkoska, Tim O{\textquoteright}Brien, Ermal Frasheri, Daniel StockIn May 2017, CID prepared a concept note that described the connection between immigration and knowhow transfer internationally and profiled the current state of low immigration levels and immigration policy issues in Sri Lanka. The note identifies immigration policy reform as an important area of opportunity for unleashing higher levels of entrepreneurship and the introduction of new knowhow for economic diversification in Sri Lanka, but stops short of providing specific recommendations. Instead, the note lays out broad ideas for making immigration policy more flexible and encourages the Government of Sri Lanka to activate a cross-government policy team that is capable of developing reforms that meet Sri Lanka{\textquoteright}s particular needs.\&nbsp;A Comparative View on of Immigration Frameworks in Asia: Enhancing the Flow of Knowledge through MigrationErmal Frasheri, Ljubica Nedelkoska, Sehar Noor, Tim O{\textquoteright}BrienLater in 2017, at the request of a policy team of the Government of Sri Lanka, CID conducted research to compare immigration policy frameworks in other countries in Asia to understand promising policy options for Sri Lanka. Our resulting research note focuses on Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Singapore. We find that the immigration policies of the six countries vary across numerous dimensions as each country prioritizes attracting the talents, skills and resources it needs from abroad in different ways. These variations provide a range of examples that may be relevant to decision-makers in Sri Lanka. Additionally, we find an emerging pattern among the six countries where more developed economies tend to have more elaborate immigration systems and target a more diverse set of people. By looking at available data, we also confirm that more elaborate immigration systems are closely associated with more actual immigration, higher presence of foreign firms, and higher levels of foreign direct investment (FDI) among this group of countries. Based on the comparative analysis, together with the issues identified by the Department of Immigration and Emigration{\textquoteright}s Gap Analysis, it is possible to identify a number of principles around which future immigration reform in Sri Lanka should be organized.\&nbsp;}
}
