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Manuel Orozco
is currently a senior director of remittances and development at the Inter-American Dialogue, a
Fellow for the Center for International Development at Harvard University, Senior Migration and
Remittances Advisor for the International Fund for Agricultural Development and president of
Migration and Development Group. He has theorized, conducted extensive research, policy
analysis and advocacy on issues relating to global flows of remittances, and migration and
development worldwide. His work has led to international policy and business initiatives leveraging
these flows to build assets among families and migrants, and strengthen market competition. Dr.
Orozco is also chair of Central America and the Caribbean at the U.S. Foreign Service Institute at
the U.S. Department of State. He teaches at American University, and George Washington
University. He is also a member of the Chairman’s Committee on Economic Inclusion at the U.S.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. He has testified every year before Congress and has
spoken before the United Nations. Orozco holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of
Texas at Austin, masters in public administration and Latin American studies, and a BA in
international relations from the National University of Costa Rica.
Manuel Orozco has published widely on migration, remittances, Latin America, globalization,
democracy, conflict in war torn societies, and minority politics. His publications include studies
about the intersection between remittances and finances, financial literacy and development. He
has analyzed and designed development strategies in more than 100 countries globally. His books
include a forthcoming on Central America in November 2015. Migrant remittances and
development in the global economy ( Lynne Riener Spring 2013), América Latina y el Caribe:
migración, remesas y desarrollo (FLACSO, 2012), Remittances: Global Opportunities for
International Person-to-Person Money Transfers (London: Lafferty Group, 2005) and International
Norms and Mobilization for Democracy (London: Ashgate Publishers, 2002).
Journal and report publications include the following, "Remittances to Latin America and the
Caribbean in 2014," Orozco, Manuel, Laura Porras, and Julia Yansura, February 2015.
"Understanding Central American Migration: The Crisis of Central American Child Migrants in
Context," Manuel Orozco, August 2014. “Economic Status and Remittance Behavior Among Latin
American and Caribbean Migrants in the Post-recession Period,” in Immigrant Vulnerability and
Resilience, M. Aysa-Lastra, L. Cacho´n, editors, Chapter 11, Manuel Orozco, Springer International
Publishing, Switzerland: 2015. “Impact of Remittances in Developing Countries,” in A New
Perspective on Human Mobility in the South, Jonathan Crush, Susanne Melde, John O. Oucho,
editors, Chapter 5, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland: 2014. Migration & Development
in Central America: Perceptions, Policies, and Further Opportunities/Migración y Desarrollo en
América Central: Percepciones, Políticas y Nuevas Oportunidades, by Manuel Orozco and Julia
Yansura, November 2013. Is Legalization Possible? Trends and Political Mapping of Immigration in
the House of Representatives, Keeping the Lifeline Open: Remittances and Markets in Somalia.
Future Trends in Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean, 2012, Hacia un modelo de
Alianzas por el desarrollo con la diáspora y el sector privado: la experiencia en educación, 2012;
Remittance Recipients and the Present and Future of Micro-Entrepreneurship Activities in Cuba,
(2011); A Commitment Amidst Shared Hardship: Haitian Transnational Migrants and Remittances,
Journal of Black Studies, March 2011. “A Scorecard in the Market for Money Transfers: Trends in
Competition in Latin America and the Caribbean (2010).” “Migration, Remittances and Assets in
Bangladesh (2010). “Toward financial independence: Financial literacy for remittance senders and
recipients” (June 2010), “Remittances and development: financial literacy in an international
perspective,” (May 2010), Remittances and Microfinance in Latin America and the Caribbean:
Steps Forward on a Long Road Ahead, (September 2008), “Planting the seeds of financial
inclusion: financial literacy for remittance recipients in Moldova (June 2008): “Making the Most of
Family Remittances.” Second Report of the Inter-American Dialogue Task Force on Remittances.
May 2007; “Migrant Foreign Savings and Asset Accumulation.” in Reducing Global Poverty: The
Case for Asset Accumulation, edited by Caroline O.N. Moser. Washington, DC: Brookings, 2007;
“Central American Diasporas and Hometown Associations.” Diasporas and Development, edited by
Barbara J. Merz, Lincoln C. Chen, and Peter F. Geithner. Cambridge: Harvard University Press,
2007; with Katy Jacob and Jennifer Tescher “Card-Based Remittances: A Closer Look at Supply
and Demand.” The Center for Financial Services Innovation, Chicago, IL: February 2007; “Global
Remittances and the Law – A Review of Regional Trends and Regulatory Issues.” in International
Migration Law: Developing Paradigms and Key Challenges, edited by Ryszard Cholewinkski,
Richard Perruchoud and Euan Macdonald. Cambridge University Press: January 2007;
“International Flows of Remittances: Cost, competition and financial access in Latin America and
the Caribbean- toward an industry scorecard.” Inter-American Development Bank: Washington DC,
May 12, 2006; “Markets and Financial Democracy: The Case for Remittance Transfers.” Journal of
Payment Systems Law, Vol. 1 No. 2, March/April 2005, International Norms and Mobilization for
Democracy London: Ashgate Publishers, 2002, The Remittance Marketplace: Prices, Policy and
Financial Institutions Washington, Pew Hispanic Center, June 2004, “Mexican hometown
associations and development opportunities”, in Journal of International Affairs, Spring 2004, vol.
57, no. 2. Worker remittances in international Scope March 2003, “Globalization and Migration” in
Latin American Politics and Society Summer 2002, The Impact of Migration in the Caribbean and
Central American Region FOCAL, Canada, 2003, “The marketplace of remittances and its
changing dynamics” and “Latino Hometown Associations as Agents of Development in Latin
America” in Sending Money Home: Hispanic Remittances and Community Development, De la
Garza, Rodolfo, Lindsay Lowell. Rowman and Littlefield, 2002