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migrants. Working, residing in a developed country and belonging to the nuclear family positively affect remittances. The labor … status and the level of education of the head of the household both affect remittances. The decision to participate in the …
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of remittances it considers include migration levels or rates, migrants' education level, and source countries' income … migration. Moreover, as predicted by our model, remittances increase with source countries' level and rate of migration … migrants send home. This paper examines whether remittances actually increase with migrants' education level. The determinants …
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We investigate the relationship between remittances and migrants' education both theoretically and empirically, using … original bilateral remittance data. At a theoretical level we lay out a model of remittances interacting migrants' human … between remittances and migrants' education is ambiguous and depends on the immigration policy conducted at destination. The …
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large rise in remittances, and an increased flow of skilled migration. However, recent literature based on cross …Two of the most salient trends surrounding the issue of migration and development over the last two decades are the …-country regressions has claimed that more educated migrants remit less, leading to concerns that further increases in skilled migration …
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Female labor force participation has remained low in Egypt. This paper examines whether male international migration … find a decrease in wage work in both rural and urban areas. However, women living in rural areas and affected by migration … possible by the flow of remittances. …
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Blanchard (1994) by adding migration. The impact of remittances on unemployment depends on its effect on productivity growth and …Many studies have addressed the effect of migration on both home and host countries, but few have focused on the effect … of the economic flows derived from migration, especially for the Central and East European (CEE) countries. In this paper …
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Seasonal migration is an ever more important phenomenon worldwide, but has received little attention in empirical … research. This paper investigates the choice of seasonal versus longer-term migration on a household level. We use data from …. We also find that existing local networks of seasonal migrants are unrelated to permanent migration choice. Generally …
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Seasonal migration is an ever more important phenomenon worldwide, but has received little attention in empirical … research. This paper investigates the choice of seasonal versus longer-term migration on a household level. We use data from …. We also find that existing local networks of seasonal migrants are unrelated to permanent migration choice. Generally …
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Since the 1990s, Moldova has relied on migration as a vent for labour oversupply and on inflows of migrant remittances … this may intensify labour migration from Moldova. The paper considers opportunities for Moldova, an open economy with …
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