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centuries. It begins with a review of the history of primarily trans-Atlantic migration to the New World during the period of … Oceania and from parts of Asia (primarily India, China and Japan) to other parts of Asia, Africa and the New World. World wars …, immigration restrictions and the Great Depression resulted in a period of low international migration (1913 to 1945). In the post-World …
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We follow 3,512 (of 1.4 million) applicants to a government lottery that randomly allocated visas to Bangladeshis for low-skilled, temporary labor contracts in Malaysia. Most lottery winners migrate, and their remittance substantially raises their family's standard of living in Bangladesh. The...
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We follow 3,512 (of 1.4 million) applicants to a government lottery that randomly allocated visas to Bangladeshis for low-skilled, temporary labor contracts in Malaysia. Most lottery winners migrate, and their remittance substantially raises their family's standard of living in Bangladesh. The...
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We examine the long-term impacts of international migration by comparing immigrants who had successful ballot entries in a migration lottery program, and first moved almost a decade ago, with people who had unsuccessful entries into those same ballots. The long-term gain in income is found to be...
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