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proposals to open international labor markets to allow for the temporary economic migration of low-skilled workers from … from migrants to their communities of origin underscores this aspect of migration. However, migration can also transform … returns to investment in human capital. The author explores the relationship between temporary economic migration and …
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changes and the decision to migrate. The findings show that migration adds 36 percentage points to consumption growth, during …"This study explores the extent to which migration has contributed to improved living standards of individuals in … Tanzania. Using longitudinal data on individuals, the authors estimate the impact of migration on consumption growth between …
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"Temporary economic migration is undertaken largely in response to resource constraints. This is evident in the volume … capacity. In this paper the author takes up this question by asking whether economic migration allows households to avoid … gender gaps in most developmental outcomes. As such, the interest is in examining also whether migration-induced resource …
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jobs in rural industries. The author uses the 2000 census tabulations to look at this issue by examining in-migration in …, instead of leaving the countryside to migrate to other provinces. This could reduce migration pressure on big cities. Finally …
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The comparative analysis on the socioeconomic conditions of urban and camp-based refugees in Kenya builds upon the findings of the Kalobeyei, Kakuma and Urban Socioeconomic Surveys (SES). It offers an analytical understanding about key differences between refugees while providing explanations,...
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This sector report claims that in the three years between 2002 and 2005 alone, almost 235,000 people have moved out of poverty in Albania. Strong economic growth and large inflow of remittances are at the center of this impressive achievement. However, low productivity of predominantly small...
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Kosovo has one of the largest international migration flows in the world. Much emigration has been for economic reasons … incentive to return. Even though migration slowed with the global economic crisis, a reported 3.5 percent of the working … illustrate the importance of migration and remittances for Kosovo, drawing on data from recent surveys. The second is to identify …
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