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Migration in Libya : A Spatial Network Analysis

Di Maio, Michele - 2020

This paper provides the first systematic analysis of migration to, within, and from Libya. The data used in the … this unique source of data, combining several techniques to analyze various dimensions of migration in Libya. First, the … in Libya. Next, it discusses the determinants of migration flow within Libya. The findings show that migration in Libya …

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The Quest for Subsidy Reforms in Libya

Araar, Abdelkrim - 2017

institutions, and the current political instability make subsidy reforms extremely complex in Libya. It is also clear that subsidy …

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Estimating Informal Trade Across Tunisia's Land Borders

Ayadi, Lotfi - 2017

Libya and Algeria. The aim is to assess the scale of this trade and to evaluate the amount lost in taxes and duties as a … represents an important part of the Tunisia's bilateral trade with Libya and Algeria, accounting for more than half the official … trade with Libya and more than total official trade with Algeria. The main reasons behind this large-scale informal trade …

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Migration and Asset Accumulation in South India : Comparing Gains to Internal and International Migration from Kerala

Seshan, Ganesh K. - 2020

This study examines the asset gains to households in Kerala, India, from two types of labor migration: moving overseas versus moving within India for employment. It draws on panel data from waves of a representative household survey conducted in 1998 and 2003. Migrant households as a whole...

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Migration and Remittances in the Former Soviet Union Countries of Central Asia and the South Caucasus : What are the Long-Term Macroeconomic Consequences?

Brownbridge, Martin - 2020

Armenia, Georgia, the Kyrgyz Republic, and Tajikistan have all experienced substantial out-migration of workers and an associated inflow of workers' remittances over the past two decades. These four countries have much higher human capital, as measured by the Human Capital Index, than is typical...

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Global Migration of Talent and Tax Incentives : Evidence from Malaysia's Returning Expert Program

Del Carpio, Ximena V. - 2018

This paper presents the first evidence on the efficacy of a major program designed to encourage the return migration of high-skilled individuals. The Malaysian Returning Expert Program targets high-skilled Malaysians abroad and provides them with tax incentives to return. At several eligibility...

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Global Talent Flows

Kerr, Sari Pekkala - 2018

The global distribution of talent is highly skewed and the resources available to countries to develop and utilize their best and brightest vary substantially. The migration of skilled workers across countries tilts the deck even further. Using newly available data, the paper first reviews the...

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The Impact of Large-Scale Migration on Poverty, Expenditures, and Labor Market Outcomes in Nepal

Shrestha, Maheshwor - 2017

This paper studies the impact of migration on poverty, expenditures, and labor market outcomes in Nepal. Between 2001 and 2011, the share of male working age population abroad more than doubled, mostly due to young men leaving to work in Malaysia and the Persian Gulf countries. The paper studies...

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Migration and Jobs : Issues for the 21st Century

Christiaensen, Luc - 2019

With an estimated 724 million extreme poor people living in developing countries, and the world's demographics bifurcating into an older North and a younger South, there are substantial economic incentives and benefits for people to migrate. There are also important market and regulatory...

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Global Migration Revisited : Short-Term Pains, Long-Term Gains, and the Potential of South-South Migration

Ahmed, S. Amer - 2017

This paper re-examines the development implications of international migration focusing on two issues: how the costs and benefits of migration change over time, and the significance of South-South migration for development. First, the analysis finds that although greater migration could push...

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