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After giving an overview of the state of migration policy in developing countries with special reference to Pakistan … this paper essentially revisits the issue of policy and its effect on rural to urban migration under an extended family … theoretical framework. This specific approach is motivated by empirical literature on migration in the context of developing …
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The objective of this working paper is to examine the extent of employment oriented migration of females in India and … the inter state variations in its magnitude using NSSO 55th Round Household level data on Migration . It is found that … though the percentage is very small for employment oriented migration an analysis of work force participation of female …
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investigate the links between trade, migration and New Zealands diaspora. It clearly shows that inwards and outwards migration has … these links in mind in order to maximise the economic potential of migrants. If trade follows migration flows, then an …
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Literature on migration and network effects suggests that the rate of migration is positively related to the extent or … lead to more migration from the hinterland. This counter intuitive result is generated as a consequence of juxtaposing an … end has a positive effect on new migration which comes specifically through a greater flow of remittance income from the …
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This paper exploits responses on the stated preferences for public sector jobs among a sample of unemployed in Pakistan to inform on the existence of public sector job queues. The empirical approach allowed job preference to influence unemployment duration. The potential wage advantage an...
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This paper attempts to document changes in the wage levels of different categories of workers employed in various segments of the labour market during the period 1990-912006-07, according to the information given in the labour force surveys. Wage structure can be analysed from different angles....
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This study attempts to address the issue of declining labour intensity in Indias organized manufacturing in order to understand the constraints on employment generation in the labour intensive sectors. Using primary survey data covering 252 labour intensive manufacturing-exporting firms across...
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some policy questions that confront China, as a major resource-procuring economy seeking resource security through foreign …
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The paper briefly sets out factors behind Chinese demand for iron ore imports and the main features of China’s medium term resource consumption growth path. It then outlines the potential of major iron ore export countries to meet China’s medium term iron ore import demands. The...
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economy and political power. In the last twenty five years the economy of China, a nation of 1.3 billion, has grown by a … almost half of the world output and more than half world trade, with China accounting for half of that. In 2010, Chinaâ …
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