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Based on longitudinal information from two waves of the Indonesian Family and Life Survey (IFLS) in 2000 and 2007, we find evidence that migrants are self-selected along higher individual aspirations acquired (or, inherited) before migration. About 70 per cent of aspiration differentials can be...
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longitudinal data obtained from the Indonesia Family Life Survey. The anthropometric measure of the child health used, height …
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income to demand for migrant workers for the Malaysia model. There is bi-directional causality in the long-run between … in the Malaysia model, and exports and imports, respectively, and demand for migrant workers from Indonesia in the …, income and demand for migrant workers. This is followed by a causality test between these variables as the second objective …
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This paper evaluates whether there has been any convergence in government expenditures. The results obtained, by means of the Tukey box-plot, sigma-convergence and conditional beta-convergence, reveal that there is a growing fiscal interdependence among OECD countries. I argue that there is...
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Does increasing a state’s minimum wage induce migration into the state? Previous literature has shown mobility in response to welfare benefit differentials across states, yet few have examined the minimum wage as a cause of mobility. Focusing on low-skilled immigrants, this paper empirically...
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the relative effect of demand and supply-side characteristics on the wages of native and immigrant workers in Malaysia. In … wage variation than demand-side effects. In contrast, individual supply-side characteristics are found to explain …
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