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Remittances and the brain drain revisited: The microdata show that more educated migrants remit more
Bollard, Albert; Morten, Melanie; Rapoport, Hillel - 2009
Two of the most salient trends surrounding the issue of migration and development over the last two decades are the … large rise in remittances, and an increased flow of skilled migration. However, recent literature based on cross …-country regressions has claimed that more educated migrants remit less, leading to concerns that further increases in skilled migration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010335976
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The impact of worker effort on public sentiment towards temporary migrants
Epstein, Gil S.; Venturini, Alessandra - 2011
Temporary and circular migration programs have been devised by many destination countries and supported by the European … additional reason for proposing temporary migration policies based on the characteristics of the foreign labor-effort supply. The … when temporary migration policies are adopted. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010335993
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Migration, transfers and child labor
Dimova, Ralitza; Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2015
We examine agricultural child labor in the context of emigration, transfers, and the ability to hire outside labor. We start by developing a theoretical background based on Basu and Van, (1998), Basu, (1999, 2000) and Epstein and Kahana (2008) and show how hiring labor from outside the household...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011460733
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Mainstreaming Migration in Development Agendas : Assessment of South Asian Countries
Wickramasekara, Piyasiri - 2015
There has been increased emphasis on the linkages between international migration and development at international …, regional and national levels in the past two decades. This recognition of migration as a developmental tool has generated calls … for mainstreaming migration in development with some origin countries making specific attempts at incorporating migration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013028369
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Digital labour platforms and migrant workers: Analysing migrants' working conditions and (over)representation in platform work in Europe
Zwysen, Wouter; Piasna, Agnieszka - 2024
Working for labour platforms is still relatively rare, but the generally poor working conditions and the impact on the world of work are the subject of much debate. Although data are scarce, there is a general consensus that migrants are overrepresented in this type of work. Platforms may well...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015054208
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The role of gender inequalities in explaining income growth, poverty and inequality: Evidence from Latin American countries
Costa, Joana; Silva, Elydia; Vaz, Fábio - 2009
This Working Paper investigates the possible link between gender inequalities in the labour market and significant economic outcomes such as income growth, poverty and inequality indicators. Our analysis is based on microsimulations for eight Latin American countries. We consider four aspects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293303
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Counting gigs: How can we measure the scale of online platform work?
Piasna, Agnieszka - 2020
The potential transformation of labour markets by the emergence of online labour platforms has triggered an intense academic, media and policy debate, but its true scale remains speculation. Nevertheless, adequate policy responses hinge on a good understanding of dynamics - something that will...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014565869
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SEARCH IN MACROECONOMIC MODELS OF THE LABOR MARKET
Rogerson, Richard; Shimer, Robert - National Bureau of Economic Research <Cambridge, Mass.> - 2010
This chapter assesses how models with search frictions have shaped our understanding of aggregatelabor market outcomes in two contexts: business cycle fluctuations and long-run (trend) changes. Wefirst consolidate data on aggregate labor market outcomes for a large set of OECD countries. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005870309
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Rules and Reality: Quantifying the Practice of Apprenticeship in Early Modern Europe
Minns, Chris; Wallis, Patrick - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2009
This paper uses recently digitised samples of apprentices and masters in London and Bristol to quantify the practice of apprenticeship in the late 17th century. Apprenticeship appears much more fluid than is traditionally understood. Many apprentices did not complete their terms of indenture;...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005870488
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Labour Market Adjustment to Economic Downturns in the Catalan TextileIndustry, 1880-1910. Did Employers Breach Implicit Contracts?
Domenech, Jordi - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2005
This paper studies the way workers and firms behaved in a highly cyclical sector such as the cotton textile industry, which encompassed 1/5 of the Catalan industrial workforce in the early 20th century. Using firm level evidence from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the paper shows that,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005870574