Call for Papers
19th International Conference on Migration and Development (ICMD)
Seoul, Korea, April 16-17, 2026
The conference is focused on investigating ways in which international migration affects economic and social change in developing countries. Possible topics for the conference include the effects of migration on poverty, inequality, and human capital formation; financial inclusion and empowerment of migrants; social networks and migration; migration and globalization; migration and institutional, technological, demographic, and cultural change in sending countries, today and in the past.
This year, the conference will also include policy sessions to discuss financial inclusion and digital remittances, and the economic rationale, logistics, and financing of worker migration into Korea and other Asian countries
The conference will be in-person in Seoul, Korea, subject to travel restrictions at the time of the conference.
Submission Deadline: Sunday, February 8, 2026, 11:59 PM US ET
Submission process
Submit your paper using this link: Paper Submission Link
We will only consider completed papers.
You can make multiple submissions, but submit each paper separately.
The author intending to present should submit the paper.
Use the following convention to name your paper: Submitter_Keyword e.g., Mobarak_Remittance_Frictions
The cover page of each submission must include the paper title, authors, affiliations, abstract, authors, and contact information for the applicant.
We will notify applicants by Feb 27, 2026.
Accommodation and expenses
The organizers are pleased to offer accommodation and reimbursement for reasonable economy-class travel expenses for one author per paper. We will be reserving rooms at a hotel near the conference location at a discounted group rate.
Please direct any questions regarding this call for papers to yrise@yale.edu
The Organizing Committee
Aiko Kikkawa (ADB) | Bryant Kim (Yonsei University) | Jongkwan Lee (Yonsei University) | Mushfiq Mobarak (Yale University) | Neela Saldanha (Y-RISE)