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The links between economic integration and remittances behaviour of migrants in the Netherlands
Bilgili Ö. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2013
In a time of economic downturn and the recession in Europe, a migrants labour market position is even more precarious, and may influence their economic homeland engagement. Based on the IS Academy, Migration and Development A World in Motion Project survey data3, I focus on Afghan, Burundian,...
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Global Migration of the Highly Skilled: A Tentative and Quantitative Approach
Dunnewijk, Theo - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2008
Federation, South Africa, Ukraine, Malaysia, Jordan and Saudi Arabia are, apart from the traditional immigration countries also …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856370
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What's the best place for me? Location-choice for S&E students in India
Hercog, Metka; Van de Laar, Mindel - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2013
more open immigration policies led to actually increase the attractiveness of European countries to perform better at the … immigration countries; be it in terms of existing networks abroad, higher educational level or better language skills. With less … long-term migration initiatives to Europe, immigration policies and destination country-specific factors, chances to obtain …
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Determinants of international mobility decision: The case-study of India
Hercog, Metka; Van de Laar, Mindel - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2013
Faced with a situation in which countries compete for international students, it becomes especially important to understand students' preferences regarding migration behaviour. This paper looks at the determinants of international mobility intentions in the specific situation of Indian students...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856463
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The Impact of the Credit Crisis on Poor Developing Countries and the Role of China in Pulling and Crowding Us Out
Ziesemer, Thomas - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2010
We show that the credit crisis of OECD countries has a negative impact on the growth of the world economy according to an error correction model including China and Australia. This causes negative growth effects in poor developing countries. The reduced growth has a direct or indirect impact on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712087
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Worker remittances, migration, accumulation and growth in poor developing countries
Ziesemer, Thomas - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2008
The impact of migration and worker remittances on literacy, accumulation of capital and growth is analyzed for a panel of countries with per capita income below $1200 (2000). We estimate regressions for dynamic equations of migration, worker remittances, savings, investment, tax revenues, public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712157
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Worker remittances and government behaviour in the receiving countries
Ziesemer, Thomas - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012
We estimate the impact of worker remittances on savings, taxes, and public expenditures on education, all as a share of GDP, for about 30 years in two samples of countries with per capita income above and below $1200 using dynamic panel data methods. Remittances increase the savings ratio in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712191
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The impact of Medium-Skilled immigration: A general equilibrium approach
Muysken, Joan; Vallizadeh, Ehsan; Ziesemer, Thomas - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012
regarding medium skills, such as i) the interaction between immigration, low-skilled unemployment and medium-skilled over … economy due to international capital flows; (ii) immigration of medium-skilled labour together with some high-skilled labour …
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The Impact of the Credit Crisis on Poor Developing Countries: Growth, worker remittances, accumulation and migration
Ziesemer, Thomas - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2009
The credit crisis of OECD countries has a negative impact on the growth of the world economy according to a simple error correction model. This causes negative growth effects in poor developing countries. The reduced growth has a direct or indirect impact on the convergence issue, aid,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712247
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The impact of migration on children left behind in Moldova
Gassmann, Franziska; Siegel, Melissa; Vanore, Michaella; … - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2013
This paper empirically evaluates the well-being of children "left behind" by migrant household members in Moldova. Using data derived from a nationally-representative, large-scale household survey conducted between September 2011 and February 2012 among 3,255 households (1,801 of which contained...
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