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Remittance flows appear to be falling worldwide for the first time in decades as a result of the ongoing financial turmoil. It is suspected that the drop in remittance income into developing and emerging markets will have a destabilizing effect on these economies. The paper estimates the impact...
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with migrants in Germany. We present data on both sides of migration: the migrant household in the destination country as …-economic features of three migration waves. Individual demographic characteristics of the migrant are analysed as well as economic … features including the income situation and the remitting behaviour. We furthermore discuss the nature of migration - if it is …
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We study the relationship between migration and childrenś education in Tajikistan - one of the poorest and most … effect. Migration of non-parent family members (such as siblings) is particularly detrimental to school attendance …
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with migrants in Germany. We present data on both sides of migration: the migrant household in the destination country as …-economic features of three migration waves. Individual demographic characteristics of the migrant are analysed as well as economic … features including the income situation and the remitting behaviour. We furthermore discuss the nature of migration - if it is …
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Under the assumption of full employment, we probed the impact of labor emigration on wages, employment, and production … the employment of labor and the production of laborintensive goods. Subjecting Philippine data, from 1991 to 2021 to … Decomposition (FEVD) to capture the response of wages, employment, and production in the capital- and labor-intensive sectors on …
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Under the assumption of full employment, we probed the impact of labor emigration on wages, employment, and production … the employment of labor and the production of laborintensive goods. Subjecting Philippine data, from 1991 to 2021 to … Decomposition (FEVD) to capture the response of wages, employment, and production in the capital- and labor-intensive sectors on …
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Migration and remittances are widely seen as major components of diversification strategies aimed at coping with risky … migration. Against this background, the paper investigates patterns, determinants and the impact of internal migration on … households based on data from a densely populated rural area in Western Kenya. The motivation behind migration is largely …
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Using the Cox proportional hazards model this paper empirically investigates how migration of household members and the …
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In this study we use data on subjective well being and migration in Cuenca, one of the Ecuador's largest cities. We … examine the impact of migration on the happiness of the family left behind. We use the propensity score matching estimator to … take into account the endogeneity of migration. Our results indicate that migration reduces the happiness of those left …
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households increasingly diversify their livelihoods by both increased migration and more local non-farm employment. These … to migration. Low-income households increase their income share in particular from local non-farm activities through more …
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