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assuage fears of reverse causality between migration and human capital formation. The results highlight a significant impact … of European Union accession on human capital formation indicating that the prospect of migration can indeed fuel skill … formation even in the context of middle-income economies. And, if accompanied by policies to promote return migration, as well …
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"Millions of households in developing countries receive financial support from family members working overseas. How do the economic prospects of overseas migrants affect origin-household investments-in particular, in child human capital and household enterprises? Yang examines Philippine...
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"Increasing adult mortality due to HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa raises considerable concerns about the welfare of … health and education. One hypothesis for this variability is the resilience of the extended family network in some countries … survey data from 21 countries in Africa, this study examines trends in orphanhood and living arrangements, and the links …
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sector, which encompasses both health and education. The World Bank's Human Development sector work covers almost the entire … human life cycle, from maternal and neo-natal health, health insurance, early childhood education, school health and … nutrition, basic education, to teacher reform, secondary education and youth skills, higher education, medical and health …
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skilled migration, it provides evidence that controls for migration age in order to distinguish between those educated in the …
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