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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010980662
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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For many countries, remittance behaviour by migrants is an important component of their overall international financial flows. To date, the empirical literature has analysed the propensity to remit as a function of migrants' socio-economic characteristics. However, no studies have fully...
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general development contribution of migration over and above its contribution through entrepreneurship. The implication is …
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cradle of migration from Sub-Saharan Africa to Europe, were most African migrants with overseas destinations live. The … European Union shares dual responsibility for the continuing migration pressure: First, because they fostered over decades … to be felt today, and constitutes one of the underlying factors for politically motivated migration. Secondly, the EU …
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