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Gender, Networks and Mexico-U.S. Migration

Winters, Paul C.; Davis, Benjamin - School of Economics, Business School - 2000

In this paper, we examine whether the causes and patterns of Mexican rural female migration differ significantly from … rural male migration. A number of hypotheses are discussed to explain why female migration may differ from male migration … in the ejido sector, significant differences between the determinants of male and female migration are found. While …

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Some Economics of Massive Temporary Labor Migration: An African Case.

Cobbe, J. - Department of Economics, Florida State University - 1994

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Economic Change and the Labour Market in Britain's Seaside Towns

Beatty, Christina; Fothergill, Stephen - In: Regional Studies 38 (2004) 5, pp. 459-478

in fact the continuing imbalance in seaside labour markets owes more to high levels of in-migration than to job loss, and …

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Female labour force participation and labour saving gadgets

Guha, Brishti - In: The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development 14 (2005) 4, pp. 483-495

We show under what conditions women would migrate out of the household sector into formal sector jobs, in response to increased ability to use labour saving household gadgets, which raise the productivity of female labour engaged in household tasks. We model a small open economy with three...

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Are Remittances Insurance? Evidence from Rainfall Shocks in the Philippines

Yang, Dean; Choi, HwaJung - Research Seminar in International Economics, University … - 2005

Do remittances sent by overseas migrants serve as insurance for recipient households? This paper examines how remittances sent by overseas migrants respond to income shocks experienced by Philippine households. Because household income and remittances are jointly determined, we exploit rainfall...

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Remesas, desarrollo y género

González Ferreras, Carmen - In: Entelequia. Revista Interdisciplinar (2007) 4, pp. 337-350

Remittances are the amounts of money that the immigrants send to their families back in their home countries. Those remittances imply more than twice the amount of money that, through "Ayuda Oficial al Desarrollo", rich countries send to those needing. These incoming amounts manage to get many...

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Can Public Transfers Reduce Mexican Migration? A study based on randomized experimental data

Stecklov, Guy; Winters, Paul; Stampini, Marco; Davis, … - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), United Nations - 2003

Prior research on Mexican migration has shown that social networks and economic incentives play an important role in … determining migration outcomes. This study utilizes experimental data on PROGRESA, Mexico's primary poverty reduction program, to … evaluate the effects of public cash transfers on migration. Our study complements a growing body of literature aimed at …

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Migration and Educational Policies

Speciale, Biagio - In: Reflets et perspectives de la vie économique XLVII (2008) 3, pp. 41-45

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Lesotho: Will the Enclave Empty?

cobbe, james - EconWPA - 2004

This is a brief and largely descriptive summary of migration flows in and out of Lesotho, and trends therein over tha …

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Internal Migration and Borrowing Constraints: Evidence from Peru

Laszlo, Sonia; Santor, Eric - EconWPA - 2004

that there are gains to be made from migration: ceteris paribus, migrants are expected to earn more than non …-migrants (Todaro, 1989). This paper utilizes a rich data set from Peru to assess the determinants of migration. We find that, when …

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