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from the 1980, 1990, and 2000 U.S. Censuses, this study finds that the performance of migrants from countries with lower … initial occupational placement levels improves at a higher rate compared with that of migrants originating from countries with …
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"The contribution of return migrants to economic development in source countries can be significant. Overseas savings … market failures. Labor market experience and skills acquired abroad may also lead migrants to find occupations higher in the … estimates the impact of international migration experience on the occupational mobility of return migrants vis a vis working …
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2006 European Union Survey of Income and Living Conditions show that internal migrants are a relatively small share of the … as outside the European Union), this paper finds that migrants tend to include a concentration of both low as well as … highly educated workers. Both sets of migrants uniformly contribute to raising the working-age population of receiving …
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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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decisive for high productivity and sustained growth. Romania has overcome significant challenges on its path to EU membership … economic crisis and because important reforms in employment and education have not yet been completed. The Europe 2020 Romania … report discusses the key challenges currently faced by Romania in the area of productive employment, and proposes a set of …
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"New Zealand's new Recognized Seasonal Employer program allows workers from the Pacific Islands to come to New Zealand for up to seven months to work in the horticulture and viticulture industries. One of the explicit objectives of the program is to encourage economic development in the Pacific....
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Changes in demographics and patterns of investment in human capital are creating opportunities for international trade in professional services. As populations in rich countries age, developing countries are seeing an increase in the proportion of working-age people. At the same time, the...
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members, whereas in civil-law countries, only older members enjoy higher wages. The authors also contrast wage premia with …
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