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This paper investigates patterns and determinants of temporary labour migration in Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova …
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in Moldova, we find that those who stayed illegally in the host country tend to go in wage employment on return to the … results in the paper. -- occupational choice ; return migration ; sample selection ; Moldova …
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Moldova and employing simultaneous equations model we show that there exists a dual causality between receipt of remittances …
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Despite the ongoing dialogue on facilitating mobility between the European Union and the Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries, very little is known about the magnitude and characteristics of migration from these countries. We find that EaP migrants experience worse labor market outcomes than...
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This paper examines UK migration policy and recent migration flows from Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries to the UK. Although inflows of migrant workers were relatively large in the mid-2000s, especially amongst Ukrainians, these have fallen following changes to UK immigration policy,...
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Moldova, we show that the emigration wave that started in the late 1990s strongly affected electoral outcomes and political … preferences in Moldova during the following decade and was eventually instrumental in bringing down the last ruling Communist …
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This paper explores the factors that account for the receipt of remittances across households in Moldova who have … behaviour in Moldova. Drawing from these estimates, we conclude that altruism and investment (proxied by the level of economic … development at the regional level) are the two main motives behind remittance flows to Moldova. -- remittances ; migration …
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With the year 2015 - the MDG finishing line - approaching, post-2015 goals as they impact Africa need to be firmed. The goal of ending extreme poverty remains paramount. Globally, the World Bank set goals to end extreme poverty by 2030 and to promote shared prosperity in every society. We...
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A growing concern on widening income gap between the rich and the poor, the policy mismatch in tackling the relative poverty and income inequality have invited increasing volumes of research focusing on the nexus between equity and efficient growth. Developed countries have experienced the...
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We estimate the impact of changes in unearned income on the height and weight of young children in a developing country. As source of variation we use changes in the eligibility criteria for receipt of an unconditional cash transfer in Ecuador. Two years after families lost the transfer, which...
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