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It is often assumed that international labor migration from Tajikistan, while having no noticeable effects on … the migration decision is developed and tested empirically. In a second step, the effect of low-skilled labor migration on … household expenditure shares is analyzed using 2SLS. While only weak effects of migration measured by a simple dummy are visible …
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Temporary and circular migration programs have been devised by many destination countries and supported by the European … additional reason for proposing temporary migration policies based on the characteristics of the foreign labor-effort supply. The … when temporary migration policies are adopted. -- Migration ; Exertion of effort ; Contracted Temporary Migration …
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We show that in a New Keynesian model with household heterogeneity, fiscal policy can be a perfect substitute for monetary policy: three simple conditions for consumption taxes, labor taxes, and the government debt level are sufficient to induce the same consumption and labor supply of each...
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In HANK, we show that fiscal policy is an appropriate macroeconomic stabilization tool at the ZLB. Fiscal policy achieves the same macroeconomic aggregates and the same welfare as hypothetically unconstrained monetary policy by replicating its transmission mechanism. Consumption taxes and labor...
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evolution of remittances and their impact on the economy is proposed. Similarly, we address the problem of migration of highly …This contribution aims to provide some understanding of migration issues in the case of Morocco. This is to recall the …
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?; (c) What are the determinants of migration?; (d) What is the impact of remittances on poverty, inequality, and …While Mexico's southern states differ substantially in terms of their migration profile, many of the issues confronted … by the three states are the same. In this paper, we focus on five questions: (a) How large are migration flows, and what …
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responsibility for the continuing migration pressure: First, because they fostered over decades corrupt and autocratic regimes with … constitutes one of the underlying factors for politically motivated migration. Secondly, the EU contributed to Africa’s economic … its external borders and prevention. Current EU programs and concepts to combat African migration are questionable. Even …
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proved elusive thus far. This paper explores the potential for migration to serve as a safety valve as well as a medium term …
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In this paper, we analyse the possible channels through which informality, remittances and migration could interact and … regarding the effects of the informal sector on economic growth. Moreover, thanks to globalization, migration and remittances … consequently affect growth in Mexico. In order to do so, we develop a simple endogenous growth model that allows for remittances …
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additional investments that immigrants necessitate. 4. Do remittances reduce real incomes for natives? It is concluded that they … remittances could conceivably be ten times the official figure. In short the cost imposed on UK natives by immigrants could easily …
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