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presents data on the flow of temporary and permanent international migrant workers in the last thirty years. Characteristics …, political, and environmental factors were considered as factors affecting the future flow of international migrant workers. …
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This paper discusses public and private institutions that were established in the Philippines to provide services to … Filipino international migrant workers. Thirty years of having explicit policy on international labor migration has resulted to … the creation of various public agencies to promote, manage, and protect migrant workers. This paper looks at their …
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migration and remittances and to highlight research gaps. Literature and reliability of findings that explore the many facets … and implications of the social and economic impacts of international labor migration and remittances were assessed and … and investment, and poverty and inequality, were highlighted. The paper argued that understanding the social and economic …
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It is clear from data that worker movements in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), like elsewhere, are dominated by unskilled and semiskilled workers. It is also well-known that movements of these types of workers are dominated by irregular migration mainly because of lack of...
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Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The countries are grouped into sending (Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines) and receiving … migrants. The Singaporean research team looked at the close interaction between the needs of the economy for migrant workers … recognizing differences in labor market policies in sending and receiving countries in designing protection for migrant workers …
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Several studies on the impact of international migration and remittances on household outcomes have been released … reviewing the empirical studies that use large-scale and nationally representative data sets from the Philippines. The focus on …
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This study evaluates the Philippines' absorptive performance for foreign aid, particularly during the six-year period …
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The Philippines' recent economic performance has been remarkable amid the lingering slowdown in the global economy and … than its 6.8 percent growth in 2012. With GDP growth averaging at 5.9 percent in the last three years, the Philippines is … finance in the Philippines. It provides a comprehensive survey of development finance and aid scenario in the Philippines in …
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the first set of factors relate to the home country. A survey of firms operating in the Philippines was conducted to … determine which factors are deemed important and areas where the Philippines is deemed inadequate. The findings have important … encourage firms to locate in the Philippines are: (i) good quality of education; and (ii) protection of intellectual property …
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Various studies showed that total factor productivity (TFP) has not been a source of growth in the Philippines. It …
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