migration has a stronger effect on household expenditures than permanent migration. -- expenditures ; remittances ; migration …This paper examines the effect of temporary and permanent migration on household expenditures and on asset …/durables ownership. Using household survey data from Moldova, this paper relies on the matching approach for identification. It is shown …

This paper reexamines the literature on the impact of migration on household members left behind at origin. The … empirical problem previous studies address is the self-selection of households into migration, i.e. the endogenous decision as …, 1994; Rubin, 1974). I show that the point-identification of the causal impact of migration requires strong behavioral …

important as mechanisms of risk sharing and income redistribution. We argue that migration and remittances have the potential to …, designed by the authors, to empirically study the effect of migration and remittances on both monetary and non … modify the prevalent transfer behaviour in migrant-sending communities. A priori, it is indeterminate whether migration and …

international vergleichbaren Fragebögen der PIAAC Daten ist es möglich, die unterschiedlichen Qualifikationen von Migranten und … beschäftigen wir uns mit Bildungs- und Qualifikationsunterschieden zwischen Migranten und Einheimischen in elf europäischen Ländern … im selben Beruf. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Migranten im Vergleich zu Einheimischen für ihre Berufe häufig …

This paper identifies the determinants and patterns of mass migration in Moldova a country in which migration has … migration, which has become increasingly popular in many Eastern European countries. Our findings indicate that poverty is a … main push factor of migration decisions. Additionally, network effects and migration experience appear to be crucial for …

Netzwerke und die Integration der Migranten in Peking. Außerdem geht die Dissertation ein auf die Vorteile, die für die etwa 17 …

Migration is often viewed as an investment decision. Temporary migrants can be expected to invest less in accumulating … human capital theory and a household production model of migration where migrants may be temporary by choice and not because … of legal restrictions or even a bad experience in the labor market. -- Migration ; temporary migrants ; labor supply …