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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-Saharan and North Africa, as well as the economic and some social implications of those movements, are examined. Existing analyses of these issues are critically reviewed,...

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Chapter 23. Regional Studies : Latin America and the Caribbean

Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Pozo, Susan - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. 1261-1302). 2015

This chapter offers an overview of migration and remittance flows with respect to the Latin American and Caribbean region from the colonial period to the present. Themes that cross history are highlighted as are the reversals of trends. Emphasis is given to south–south migration, to the...

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Chapter 1. Migration Theory

Bodvarsson, Örn B.; Simpson, Nicole B.; Sparber, Chad - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. 3-51). 2015

This chapter provides a comprehensive expository survey and synthesis of the theoretical determinants of migration. Early work beginning with Adam Smith, running through the pioneering research of Larry Sjaastad in the 1960s, and continuing through the end of the twentieth century established...

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Remittances and labor supply in post-conflict Tajikistan

Justino, Patricia; Shemyakina, Olga N. - In: IZA journal of labor & development 1 (2012), pp. 1-28

We analyze the impact of remittances on the labor supply of men and women in post-conflict Tajikistan. Individuals from … results are robust to different measures of remittances and migration. When we differentiate between regions by their exposure … to the 1992-1998 armed conflict, we observe that the negative effect of remittances on the labor supply of women is …

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

Démurger, Sylvie - 2015

behind through remittances. However, splitting up families in this way may also have multiple adverse effects on education …

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Financial education for migrants and their families

Atkinson, Adele; Messy, Flore-Anne - 2015

Money remitted by international migrants is a major source of income for many countries around the world, exceeding all international development funds combined. Yet individual migrants and their families are often amongst the most vulnerable people in society, and many face significant barriers...

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The impact of migration and remittances on labor supply in Tajikistan

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Intra-household labour allocation, migration, and remittances in rural El Salvador

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The Impact of Migration Policies on Rural Household Welfare in Mexico and Nicaragua

Taylor, J. Edward; Filipski, Mateusz - Centre de développement, Organisation de Coopération … - 2011

, designed to capture both the potentially positive and negative effects of migration and remittances in migrant-sending areas … households that send migrants and receive remittances but other households with which they interact within the migrant …

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