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World Development Report 2023: Migrants, Refugees, and Societies
World Bank - 2023
d’origine et de destination, mais aussi sur les migrants et les réfugiés eux-mêmes. Alliant économie du travail et droit … compétences et les attributs des migrants sont en adéquation avec les besoins des pays de destination et les motivations qui sous … migrants and refugees themselves. The framework it offers, drawn from labor economics and international law, rests on a "Match …
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International migration, transfers of norms and home country fertility
Beine, Michel - 2009
norms from migrants to their country of origin: a one percent decrease in the fertility norm to which migrants are exposed …
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International migration, human capital, and entrepreneurship : evidence from Philippine migrants' exchange rate shocks
Yang, Dean - 2005
the economic prospects of overseas migrants affect origin-household investments-in particular, in child human capital and … lead to greater entry into relatively capital-intensive enterprises by migrants' origin households. "--World Bank web site …
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Globalization, growth, and poverty : building an inclusive world economy
Dollar, David (contributor); Collier, Paul (contributor) - 2002
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Globalization, growth, and poverty : building an inclusive world economy
Collier, Paul (contributor); Dollar, David (contributor) - 2002
Globalisation is already a powerful force for poverty reduction as societies and economies around the world are becoming more integrated. Although this international integration presents considerable opportunities for developing countries, it also contains significant risks. Associated with...
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Globalization, Growth, and Poverty : Building an Inclusive World Economy
World Bank - 2013
Societies and economies around the world are becoming more integrated. Integration is the result of reduced costs of transport, lower trade barriers, faster communication of ideas, rising capital flows, and intensifying pressures for mitigation. Integration--or "globalization"--has generated...
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Gender Wage Gap in Thailand
World Bank - 2022
The gender wage gap in Thailand is much less significant than in most countries in the world. The average hourly wage among female workers, in fact, slightly surpasses that of males. This highly equitable gender wage pattern is seen at all levels of the wage distribution. Female representation...
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Croatia - Living Standards Assessment : Volume 1. Promoting Social Inclusion and Regional Equity
World Bank - 2012
The paper describes the main methodological issues underlying the estimation of poverty rates for Croatia. Volume one … used to proxy living standards. Special attention is devoted to the estimation of the consumption flow from durable goods …. Volume two focuses on the estimation of the (absolute) poverty line. Both elements are at the core of the poverty measurement …
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Croatia - Living Standards Assessment : Volume 2. Promoting Social Inclusion and Regional Equity
World Bank - 2012
The paper describes the main methodological issues underlying the estimation of poverty rates for Croatia. Volume one … used to proxy living standards. Special attention is devoted to the estimation of the consumption flow from durable goods …. Volume two focuses on the estimation of the (absolute) poverty line. Both elements are at the core of the poverty measurement …
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From Social Funds to Local Governance and Social Inclusion Programs
World Bank - 2012
The role and relevance of Social Fund Community-Driven Development (SF/CDD) has been highly debated in the international development community. Some conceive these programs only as parallel and temporary arrangements that can ensure short-term delivery of development benefits. Others emphasize...
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