Erdal is a senior researcher at PRIO working on migration and transnationalism. Oeppen was a visiting researcher at PRIO in 2012. She is currently working at the University of Sussex, and is a part of the PRIO-led PREMIG project.
The issue also includes an article written by Jørgen Carling (research director at PRIO) and Kristian Hoelscher (PRIO researcher), titled 'The Capacity and Desire to Remit: Comparing Local and Transnational Influences'.