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International migration, remittances, and poverty in developing countries
Adams, Richard H. - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523258
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Poverty decline, agricultural wages, and non-farm employment in rural India : 1983-2004
Lanjouw, Peter - 2009
explore the relationship between rural diversification and poverty. Poverty in rural India declined at a modest rate during … progress. Poverty estimates correlate well with region-level data on changes in agricultural wage rates. Agricultural labor … preceding rounds. The implication for poverty is not immediately clear - the poor may be pushed into low-return casual non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394152
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Contemporary migration to South Africa : a regional development issue
Kabwe-Segatti, Aurelia Wa (contributor);  … - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011393812
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Let workers move : using bilateral labor agreements to increase trade in services
Sáez, Sebastián (contributor) - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011393929
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Measuring skilled migration rates : the case of small states
Docquier, Frédéric - 2009
"Recent changes in information and communication technologies have contributed to a dramatic increase in the degree of integration and interdependency of countries, markets, and people. Against this background, one aspect of particular concern for small states is the international movement of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394121
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The impact of EU accession on human capital formation : can migration fuel a brain gain?
Farchy, Emily - 2009
"Can a brain drain be good for development? Many studies have established the theoretical possibility of such a brain gain. Yet it is only recently that the relaxation of data constraints has allowed for sound empirical assessments. In utilizing the dramatic policy change that accompanied...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394139
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Career placement of skilled migrants in the U.S. labor market : a dynamic approach
Neagu, Ileana Cristina - 2009
"The initial occupational placements of male immigrants in the U.S. labor market vary significantly by country of origin even when education and other factors are taken into account. Does the heterogeneity persist over time? Using data from the 1980, 1990, and 2000 U.S. Censuses, this study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394185
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The foreign-born population in the European Union and its contribution to national tax and benefit systems : some insights from recent household survey data
Barbone, Luca - 2009
"Despite the purported surge in internal migration following the 2004 enlargement of the European Union, data from the 2006 European Union Survey of Income and Living Conditions show that internal migrants are a relatively small share of the European Union's population. Depending on the exact...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394193
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International migration and gender differentials in the home labor market : evidence from albania
Mendola, Mariapia - 2009
"This paper examines the role of male-dominated international migration in shaping labor market outcomes by gender in migrant-sending households in Albania. Using detailed information on family migration experience from the latest Living Standards Measurement Study survey, the authors find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394194