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The rise of the sharing economy in tourism : exploring airbnb attributes for the Veneto Region
Borg, Jan van der; Camatti, Nicola; Bertocchi, Dario; … - 2017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011774431
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Leveraging tourism development for sustainable and inclusive growth in South Africa
Glocker, Daniela; Haxton, Peter - 2020
South Africa has turned towards tourism development to jump-start its weak economy. As tourism is a labour intensive sector that can also bring foreign currency into the country, the sector was identified as priority area by the South African government. Indeed, a doubling in international...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012304422
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Explaining labour market inactivity in migrant-sending families: Housework, hammock, or higher education?
Görlich, Dennis; Omar Mahmoud, Toman; Trebesch, Christoph - 2007
education are affected by migration. Based on household survey data from Moldova, our results challenge the assertion that those …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273125
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A critical discussion of the motivations to remit in Albania and Moldova
Hagen-Zanker, Jessica; Siegel, Melissa - 2008
Albania and Moldova, two countries that experience high migration and remittance flows, using household survey data. We focus … isolation. It is apparent that the causes and patterns of migration in Albania and Moldova influence the remitting behaviour and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011470834
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Land reform in Moldova: how viable are emerging peasant farms? An assessment referring to a recent World Bank study
Petrick, Martin - 2000
Based on a case study of two Moldovan regions, the paper challenges the favourable assessment of recently established peasant farms in a World Bank study by LERMAN et al. (1998). The main arguments in favour of a more critical view of the results of land privatisation and farm restructuring are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010299454
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Occupational choice of return migrants in Moldova
Borodak, Daniela; Piracha, Matloob - 2010
in Moldova, we find that those who stayed illegally in the host country tend to go in wage employment on return to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274678
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Motivations for remittances: Evidence from Moldova
Piracha, Matloob; Saraogi, Amrita - 2011
This paper explores the factors that account for the receipt of remittances across households in Moldova who have … behaviour in Moldova. Drawing from these estimates, we conclude that altruism and investment (proxied by the level of economic … development at the regional level) are the two main motives behind remittance flows to Moldova. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274686
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What determines the choice of transfer channel for migrant remittances? The case of Moldova
Siegel, Melissa; Lücke, Matthias - 2009
or personal transfers) by 1139 pairs of migrants and recipients of remittances in Moldova in 2006. Explanatory variables …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276615
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Motivations for remittances: Evidence from Moldova
Piracha, Matloob; Saraogi, Amrita - 2011
This paper explores the factors that account for the receipt of remittances across households in Moldova who have … remittance behaviour in Moldova. Drawing from these estimates, we conclude that altruism and investment (proxied by the level of … economic development at the regional level) are the two main motives behind remittance flows to Moldova. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277816
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Monitoring financial stabilization in Moldova : the role of monetary policy, institutional factors and statistical anomalies
Haley, James A.; Shabsigh, Ghiath - 1994
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000903010