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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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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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"This paper examines the role of male-dominated international migration in shaping labor market outcomes by gender in … migrant-sending households in Albania. Using detailed information on family migration experience from the latest Living … past migration episodes of household members. Controlling for the potential endogeneity of migration and for the income …
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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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"Increased attention to the development potential of international migration has led to calls for greater global … governance, especially in terms of the quality of the bureaucracy, and with lower levels of migration. Countries that place legal … restrictions on the rights of women to emigrate are also found to have lower migration rates than countries with similar income and …
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Unfavorable initial conditions, and extreme vulnerability to external shocks, as experienced by Moldova's economic …
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financial accountability framework in Moldova is weak and requires substantial strengthening. This has important implications … Moldova also play significant roles. The DAP was endorsed by the National Steering Committee that was formed specifically for …
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