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Migration and families left behind : families that stay behind when a member migrates do not clearly benefit

Démurger, Sylvie - 2015

their own country. Labor migration is conventionally viewed as economically benefiting the family members who are left … behind through remittances. However, splitting up families in this way may also have multiple adverse effects on education … migration on those who are left behind remains a challenging empirical question with inconclusive evidence. …

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Impact of remittances on fertility : remittances are closely linked to household fertility choices with consequences at the community and country level

Naufal, George - 2015

The growth in the number and in the size of remittances and the stability of these monetary transfers have made them a …

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Chapter 8. Immigrants’ Access to Financial Services and Asset Accumulation

Abdul-Razzak, Nour; Osili, Una Okonkwo; Paulson, Anna L. - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. 387-442). 2015

This chapter investigates the financial behavior of immigrants using data from the United States and Italy. While the income and occupational mobility of immigrants have received attention, much less is known about their financial market participation. To explore this aspect of immigrant...

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Chapter 27. The Economics of Migration in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

Naufal, George S. - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. 1597-1640). 2015

heart of the migration debate. To better understand the movements of people, the chapter presents a brief history of … migration to the region with an analysis of labor market data. The chapter also examines the consequences of migration on the …

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Chapter 26. African Migration

Lucas, Robert E.B. - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. 1445-1596). 2015

Factors shaping international migration, over the last half century, from and into the countries and territories of sub …

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Can immigrants ever earn as much as native workers? : immigrants initially earn less than natives; the wage gap falls over time, but for many immigrant groups it never closes

Anderson, Kathryn H. - 2015

Immigrants contribute to the economic development of the host country, but they earn less at entry and it takes many years for them to achieve parity of income. For some immigrant groups, the wage gap never closes. There is a wide variation across countries in the entry wage gap and the speed of...

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Consequences of the obesity epidemic for immigrants : when migrants move to countries with high obesity rates, does assimilation lead to labor market penalties and higher health ca...

Argys, Laura M. - 2015

Upon arrival in a host country, immigrants often have lower obesity rates (as measured for instance by BMI-body mass index) than their native counterparts do, but these rates converge over time. In light of the worldwide obesity epidemic and the flow of immigrants into host countries with higher...

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Introduction

Chiswick, Barry R. - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. xiii-xv). 2015

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Introduction

Chiswick, Barry R. - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. xiii-xv). 2015

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The good and the bad in remittance flows : remittances have the potential to lift up developing economies

Amuedo Dorantes, Catalina - 2014

Remittances have risen spectacularly in recent decades, capturing the attention of researchers and policymakers and … spurring debate on their pros and cons. Remittances can improve the well-being of family members left behind and boost the …

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