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The impact of migration on children left behind in Moldova

Gassmann, Franziska; Siegel, Melissa; Vanore, Michaella; … - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2013

link migration and multidimensional child poverty. …

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Protecting vulnerable families in Central Asia: Poverty, vulnerability and the impact of the economic crisis

Gassmann, Franziska - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2011

reduces the potential poverty reduction impact of the programmes. The paper discusses potential strategies for improving …

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The impact of migration on elderly left behind in Moldova

Gassmann, Franziska; Siegel, Melissa; Vanore, Michaella; … - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012

The purpose of this paper is to empirically evaluate the well-being of elderly left behind by migrant household members in Moldova. Using data derived from a nationally-representative, large-scale household survey conducted between September 2011 and February of 2012 among 3,255 households in...

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Chronic and transitory poverty in the Kyrgyz Republic: What can synthetic panels tell us?

Bierbaum, Mira; Gassmann, Franziska - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012

The Kyrgyz Republic has enjoyed remarkable success in poverty reduction in recent years. Poverty headcounts were halved …, these aggregate figures mask individual or household trajectories into and out of poverty. Additionally, the question arises … investigate poverty persistence and dynamics between 2005 and 2010, following an approach proposed by Dang, Lanjouw, Luoto, and …

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Whom to target: an obvious choice?

Schüring, Esther; Gassmann, Franziska - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012

countries where poverty is widespread and targeting also proves administratively challenging. On the basis of attitudinal …

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Estimation of rates of return on social protection: Making the case for non-contributory social transfers in Cambodia

Mideros Mora, Andres; Gassmann, Franziska; Mohnen, Pierre - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2013

This study estimates the rates of return (RoR) of non-contributory social transfer programmes in Cambodia using household data and going beyond standard cost efficiency analyses by developing a dynamic micro simulation. It shows that social protection promotes equitable economic growth by...

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Vanishing Third World Emigrants?

Hatton, Timothy J.; Williamson, Jeffrey G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

poverty trap, the size of the cohort at risk, and migrant stock dynamics. It then projects the life cycle up to 2024. The …

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What Fundamentals Drive World Migration?

Hatton, Timothy J.; Williamson, Jeffrey G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

drawn from more than a century of world migration experience? How do inequality and poverty influence world migration? Is it …

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Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Policy in Europe

Hatton, Timothy J.; Williamson, Jeffrey G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

The number of refugees worldwide is now 12 million, up from 3 million in the early 1970s. And the number seeking asylum in the developed world increased tenfold, from about 50,000 per annum to half a million over the same period. Governments and international agencies have grappled with the twin...

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Demographic Dividends Revisited

Williamson, Jeffrey G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

This paper revisits demographic dividend issues after almost two decades of debate. In 1998, David Bloom and Jeffrey Williamson used a convergence model to estimate the impact of demographic-transition-driven age structure effects and calculated what the literature has come to call the...

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