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A method for socially evaluating the effects of long-run demographic paths on living standards
Parr, Nick; Guest, Ross - In: Demographic Research 31 (2014) 11, pp. 275-318
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Maternal and Child Survival: Findings from five countries experience in addressing maternal and child health challenges
Cortez, Rafael; Saadat, Seemeen; Chowdhury, Sadia; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Considerable progress has been made towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) since 1990. Although advances in improving MDG 4 and MDG 5a (reducing child and maternal mortality, respectively) have been made, progress is some countries have been insufficient. While some...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010939267
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Macroeconomics of Migration in New Member States
Bems, Rudolfs; Schellekens, Philip - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
This paper examines the macroeconomic impact of migration on income convergence in the EU's New Member States (NMS …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825900
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Laboratory Professionals in Africa: The Backbone of Quality Diagnostics
Schneidman, Miriam; Dacombe, Russell J.; Carter, Jane - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Laboratories have historically been under supported in developing country health systems resulting in poor quality diagnosis and inadequate disease surveillance. Laboratory professionals are predominantly male with relatively limited female labor participation, with potential gender based...
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Constant global population with demographic heterogeneity
Cohen, Joel E. - In: Demographic Research 18 (2008) 14, pp. 409-436
To understand better a possible future constant global population that is demographically heterogeneous, this paper analyzes several models. Classical theory of stationary populations generally fails to apply. However, if constant global population size P(global) is the sum of all country...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005818142
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Emigration and Brain Drain; Evidence From the Caribbean
Mishra, Prachi - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
This paper quantifies the magnitude and nature of migration flows from the Caribbean and estimates their costs and … migration rates are particularly striking for the highskilled. Many countries have lost more than 70 percent of their labor … in 2002. Simple welfare calculations suggest that the losses due to high-skill migration (ceteris paribus) outweigh the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248304
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Demographic Alternatives for Aging Industrial Countries: Increased Total Fertility Rate, Labor Force Participation, or Immigration
Holzmann, Robert - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
The paper investigates the demographic alternatives for dealing with the projected population aging and low or negative growth of the population and labor force in the North. Without further immigration, the total labor force in Europe and Russia, the high-income countries of East Asia and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703491
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Republic of Moldova; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
consequences of migration. The survey results are broadly consistent both with the findings from balance-of-payments data and with … the stylized facts in the labor migration literature. The paper also examines various indicators to assess the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768595
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Can the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union Afford to Grow Old?
Monroe, Hunter K. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
The demographic transition in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) now underway is rapid compared with international experience, and emigration is playing a particularly large role. This paper describes and quantifies several factors which could magnify the challenge of pension reform....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768869
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The Impact of Technical Change on Rural Labor Markets in the Philippines
Bautista, Ernesto D. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 1993
side of rural labor markets. Technical change affects to a certain extent rural migration. However, due to the inability of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005092718