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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...

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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 …

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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 …

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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. …

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Poverty, Labour Markets and Trade Liberalization in Indonesia

Kis-Katos, Krisztina; Sparrow, Robert - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

We measure the effects of trade liberalization over the period of 1993-2002 on regional poverty levels in 259 Indonesian regions, and investigate the labour market mechanisms behind these effects. The identification strategy relies on combining information on initial regional labour and product...

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On the Reversibility of Structural Reforms

Campos, Nauro F; Horváth, Roman - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

What are the factors that explain reversals in the implementation of structural reforms? Our main hypothesis is that reversals in different reforms are driven by different factors. This paper uses new reform indicators and presents novel evidence showing that (a) FDI inflows reduce the...

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The NAFTA Tide: Lifting the Larger and Better Boats

Voicu, Alexandru; Calderon-Madrid, Angel - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

We use panel data on Mexican manufacturing plants to study the connection between plants’ responses to changes in the economic environment and their contributions to aggregate productivity growth in the period following the implementation of the North American Trade Agreement (NAFTA). In all...

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Impact of Industrialization on Relative Female Survival: Evidence from Trade Policies

Chakraborty, Tanika - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

This paper exploits an exogenous shift in the trade policy in India to study the impact of industrialization on son preference. Using a difference-in-differences strategy, we find that households are more likely to have a male child in regions with higher trade openness relative to regions with...

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Trade Adjustment and Human Capital Investments: Evidence from Indian Tariff Reform

Edmonds, Eric V.; Pavcnik, Nina; Topalova, Petia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

Do the short and medium term adjustment costs associated with trade liberalization influence schooling and child labor decisions? We examine this question in the context of India's 1991 tariff reforms. Overall, in the 1990s, rural India experienced a dramatic increase in schooling and decline in...

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Making Sense of Bolkestein-Bashing: Trade Liberalization under Segmented Labor Markets

Saint-Paul, Gilles - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

Trade liberalization is often met with sharp opposition. Recent examples include the so-called "Bolkestein" directive, which allows service providers from a given EU member to temporarily work in another member country. One way to view such a reform is that it simply widens the range of goods...

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