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The debate over the wage effects of immigration for native workers is an old one. One side of the debate claims that immigration has little if any negative impact on wages among natives, whereas others suggest that immigration has large, negative effects on native wages. On the latter side of...
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This 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report is the fourth in an annual series that provides a comprehensive overview of major food policy developments and events. In this report, distinguished researchers, policymakers, and practitioners review what happened in food policy in 2014 at the global,...
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recent high oil prices through a gender lens in South Africa. A multisector general equilibrium framework is developed to … shock. The gender employment gap also increases under the fixed petroleum price scenarios regardless of the tax … decomposed by type of industry to further explore its gender employment impact. Simulation results indicate that the gender …
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While an emerging literature cites weather shocks as major determinants of migration, scant evidence exists on how such … migration impacts the labor markets of receiving communities in developing countries. We address this knowledge gap by … investigating the impact of weather-driven internal migration on labor markets in a post-conflict country, Nepal, using household …
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The role of migration in reducing poverty in developing countries has been investigated mainly from the perspective of … (Tanzania) traced between 1991 and 2004 have been affected by massive refugee inflows to assess how migration may affect poverty …
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transmission, such as migration to find work. On the other, HIV/AIDS may precipitate or exacerbate malnutrition and food insecurity. …
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supplementary (such as handicraft production and seasonal migration) or related to farming, such as provision of agricultural …; recognize and support the role of seasonal migration in rural local economic development; and address the changing planning and …
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of China's institutional barriers to migration, regional inequality is much higher than in India. Also, China …
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"Migration can serve as an outlet for employment, higher earnings, and reduced income risk for households in developing … future research in the areas of migration and social protection in India." from authors' abstract …
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