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Who Moves and For How Long: Determinants of Different Forms of Migration
Borodak, Daniela; Piracha, Matloob - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
This paper analyses the determinants and correlates of different forms of migration, including circular, temporary and permanent. Using Moldovan data we show that age, education, number of children in a household and social as well as economic development in the region of origin play a crucial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010658703
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Remittances and Migration Intentions of the Left-Behind
Piracha, Matloob; Saraogi, Amrita - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Moldova and employing simultaneous equations model we show that there exists a dual causality between receipt of remittances …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010720079
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Occupational Choice of Return Migrants in Moldova
Borodak, Daniela; Piracha, Matloob - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
in Moldova, we find that those who stayed illegally in the host country tend to go in wage employment on return to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008678698
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Motivations for Remittances: Evidence from Moldova
Piracha, Matloob; Saraogi, Amrita - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This paper explores the factors that account for the receipt of remittances across households in Moldova who have … behaviour in Moldova. Drawing from these estimates, we conclude that altruism and investment (proxied by the level of economic … development at the regional level) are the two main motives behind remittance flows to Moldova. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008836676