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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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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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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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Formal and informal labour markets: Challenges and policy in the Central and Eastern European new EU members and candidate countries
Schneider, Friedrich; Burger, Christina - 2004
The paper aims at comparing the formal and informal labour markets in the Central and Eastern European new EU Member States and candidate countries of the European Union. First, the current situation of the labour market is described, focusing on the recent developments since the breaking up of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294504
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Long term effects of public policy for displaced workers in Sweden - shipyard workers in the West and miners in the North
Ohlsson, Henry; Storrie, Donald - 2007
The objective of this paper is to study the long term effects of public policy measures for displaced workers. Our focus is on the individuals affected by the cutbacks at the LKAB iron ore mines in northern Sweden in 1983 and the closure of the Uddevalla Shipyard in western Sweden in 1985. These...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321623
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Rural Nonfarm Employment andIncomes in the Himalayas
Micevska, Maja; Rahut, Dil Bahadur - 2008
set collected in the Himalayan region of India allows us to deal with the heterogeneity of rural nonfarm activities by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011807611
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Access of the poor to water supply and sanitation in India: Salient concepts, issues and cases
Jha, Nitish - 2010
Access to safe water is necessary for lives and livelihoods. In India, a mid-term assessment reveals that the country … factors constrain access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation in India for both the urban and rural poor, and that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293264
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Is the elephant stepping on its trunk? The problem of India´s unbalanced growth
Douhan, Robin; Nordberg, Anders - 2007
It is often assumed that recent success in the high-technology software industry will lead India's development. However … development pattern in India. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321626