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The effect of male migration for work on employment patterns of females in Nepal
Lokshin, Michael - 2008
"This paper assesses the impact of work-related migration by males on the labor market behavior of females in Nepal. Using data from the 2004 Nepal household survey, the authors apply the Instrumental Variable Full Information Maximum Likelihood method to account for unobserved factors that...
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International migration, economic development & policy
Özden, Caglar (contributor); Schiff, Maurice W. (contributor) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521864
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Labor supply, school attendance, and remittances from international migration : the case of El Salvador
Acosta, Pablo - 2006
"The objective of this paper is to present microeconomic evidence on the economic effects of international remittances … on households' spending decisions. Remittances can increase the household budget and reduce liquidity constraint problems …, allowing more consumption and investment. In particular, remittances can afford investing in children's human capital, a key …
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International migration, remittances, and poverty in developing countries
Adams, Richard H. - 2003
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International migration, remittances, and the brain drain : a study of 24 labor-exporting countries
Adams, Richard H. - 2003
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Migrant Labor Remittances in the South Asia Region
World Bank - 2012
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have all experienced a sharp increase in remittances during the past decade …, and are the countries among the top 20 receivers of remittances. The report provides a strategic overview of key issues … relating to the remittances industry in the South Asia region, and, builds on recent Bank research on the subject, that …
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Moving up the ladder? : the impact of migration experience on occupational mobility in Albania
Carletto, Calogero - 2009
insight is particularly important since remittances from permanent migrants, which have fueled the impressive growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394202
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Optimal devaluations
Hevia, Constantino - 2009
"According to the conventional wisdom, when an economy enters a recession and nominal prices adjust slowly, the monetary authority should devalue the domestic currency to make the recession less severe. The reason is that a devaluation of the currency lowers the relative price of non-tradable...
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Can guest worker schemes reduce illegal migration ?
Mattoo, Aaditya - 2006
"The authors analyze recent efforts at international cooperation to limit illegal migration, particularly through the use of legal migration avenues like guest worker schemes. They show that while guest worker schemes may be desirable as an avenue of international migration, they are an...
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