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 …

We investigate the relationship between remittances and migrants' education both theoretically and empirically, using … original bilateral remittance data. At a theoretical level we lay out a model of remittances interacting migrants' human … between remittances and migrants' education is ambiguous and depends on the immigration policy conducted at destination. The …

equilibrium model to analyze the effects of remittances in emerging market economies. We find that, whether altruistically … also indicate that remittances improve households'welfare as they smooth income flows and increase consumption and leisure …

Using disaggregated sectorial data, this study shows that rising levels of remittances have spending effects that lead …

-country business cycle model of labor migration and remittances. The model matches the cyclical dynamics of unskilled migration and … documents the insurance role of remittances in consumption smoothing. Over the cycle, immigration increases with the expected … stream of future wage gains, but it is dampened by a sunk emigration cost. Migration barriers slow the adjustment of the …

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. …

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 …