Anu Abraham

Affiliate Researcher at Independent

Research Interests

Anu Abraham is a Development Economist with research focus on migration, social mobility, and development in the Global South.

Senior Researcher, PRIO 1 Sep 2022 31 Aug 2025 Affiliate Researcher, PRIO 1 Sep 2025 -

Personal website: https://www.anuabraham.in/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anuannaabraham/

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News

Thursday, 25 Sep 2025

Migration Rhythms survey documentation (PRIO paper 2025). PRIO

MigrationRhythms Survey Documentation Published Ahead of Open Access Dataset

A new PRIO Paper offers in-depth documentation of the MigrationRhythms survey, shedding light on urban middle classes, social mobility and internal & international migration across four major Asian cities.

Book chapter

2024

A methodologically oriented interrogation of connections between migration and social mobility in South Asia

Book chapter in South Asia Migration Report 2024: Remittances, Resilience and Rehabilitation

PRIO Paper

2024

Middle Classes, Moving and Staying in Karachi

PRIO Paper

PRIO Paper

2024

Middle Classes, Moving and Staying in Metro Manila

PRIO Paper

Journal article

2024

Impact of international migration on intergenerational educational mobility in migrant sending households: does socio-economic status matter?

Journal article in Journal of Social and Economic Development

News

Tuesday, 13 Dec 2022

Presenting: Professor Jonathan Rigg. Photo: PRIO / Angelica Estevez

Recording available! 'It depends: Unpicking the Development Impacts of Migration in Asia'

In this talk given at PRIO on 11 November 2022, Jonathan Rigg draws on work across rural areas of Southeast Asia (Thailand, Laos and Vietnam) and South Asia (Sri Lanka and Nepal), and sheds light on the mixed developmental origins, effects and impacts of migration on people, communities and environments.

Recorded event

Friday, 11 Nov 2022 08:30–10:00 UTC+01

Presenting on stage: Professor Jonathan Rigg. Photo: PRIO / Angelica Estevez

01:18:09

It Depends: Unpicking the Development Impacts of Migration in Asia

Welcome to a seminar on development impacts of migration in Asia, and how we can make sense of them, with professor Jonathan Rigg (University of Bristol).

PRIO Paper

2025

Migration Rhythms survey documentation. PRIO

Migration rhythms in trajectories of upward social mobility in Asia: Survey documentation

PRIO Paper

PRIO Paper

2024

Middle Classes, Moving and Staying in Mumbai

PRIO Paper

PRIO Paper

2024

Middle Classes, Moving and Staying in Hanoi

PRIO Paper

PRIO Blogs

Thursday, 7 Mar 2024

Project photo from fieldwork in Hanoi. Karen Liao / MigrationRythms project / PRIO

Facing Imbalances in Global Knowledge Co-creation

Global South-North asymmetries, or imbalances, in resources and access to mobility are often pervasive in international research, including research on peace, conflict, migration and development. Research projects can be experienced as extractive in many contexts around the world. This means that the research process feels like it is taking something ...

Recorded event

Friday, 10 Nov 2023 08:30–10:00 UTC+01

Hanoi, Vietnam. July, 2023. Photo: Karen Liao

01:30:20

Rethinking Development Through Global Urban Middle Classes

In this seminar we draw on examples from cities in Africa and Asia to discuss how these emerging realities challenge current notions of ‘development’.

Current projects

Project

May 2021 – Apr 2026

Migration Rhythms in Trajectories of Upward Social Mobility in Asia

Led by Marta Bivand Erdal. Funder: European Research Council.

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