How can returnee migrant workers impact on economic development of a nation?
The following articles provide a good overview of possible effects. See e.g.
https://wol.iza.org/articles/who-benefits-from-return-migration-to-developing-countries/long
https://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/cid/publications/faculty-working-papers/effects-of-return-migration
https://library.fes.de/libalt/journals/swetsfulltext/9404784.pdf
There are several possible advantages to return migration.
Migrants might raise their income, learn new skills, amass savings, and assets through employment overseas.
When immigrants come home, they transmit the human and financial capital they built up overseas.
Logically, returned migrant workers contributes postively to economic development of a country specially the amount of accumulated wealth it has abroad, though it matters now on the efficiency in handling the resources it has and how the said workers engage the skills it has obtained abroad. you can check this link as seeing the pros and cons of your queery...
https://wol.iza.org/articles/who-benefits-from-return-migration-to-developing-countries/long
Remittances increase bank deposits which increases loanable funds which in turn will increase credit to the private sector, thus leading to a positive relationship with investment creating job opportunities, enhancement of entrepreneurship and production activities, boosting national economic growth. The consumption of remittances on health and education can also be seen as a long-term investment on human capital development. Literally remittances can generate such positive effects via multiple channels such as direct investments on both physical and financial assets, creation of savings, consumption of domestically produced items, etc. However, above mentioned contributions require some underlying conditions.
Please refer to the below article in the context of evidence from Nepal.
Article Remittances Economic Growth and Investment Nexus: Evidence From Nepal
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