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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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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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examine whether the PROGRESA program of Mexico affects adult participation in the labor market and overall adult leisure time …
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This is a first for Indonesia: Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH) is the only household-targeted social assistance initiative to have designed randomized impact evaluation into the initial allocation of the program. This brings three major benefits for policymakers: 1) the evidence available for...
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predictions using data on migration within Mexico where the census data permit careful analysis. They offer the first … specifications for migration within Mexico, incorporating measures of cost of living, amenities, and networks. Contrary to much of … labor market. Finally, the authors generate some tentative inferences about the impact on increased FDI on Mexico …
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"Minimum wages are generally thought to be unenforceable in developing rural economies. But there is one solution - a workfare scheme in which the government acts as the employer of last resort. Is this a cost-effective policy against poverty? Using a microeconometric model of the casual labor...
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Argentina approaches its bicentennial as an independent republic and has a window of opportunity in social protection policy. Following the most serious economic crisis in its history during 2001-02, the country mobilized an effort to provide income support to the population in need. Now, as...
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