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Low-skilled labor migration in Tajikistan : determinants and effects on expenditure patterns
Meier, Kristina - 2014
It is often assumed that international labor migration from Tajikistan, while having no noticeable effects on …
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Enhancing labor mobility in ASEAN : focus on lower-skilled workers
Orbeta, Aniceto C. - 2013 - This version: June 2012
It is clear from data that worker movements in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), like elsewhere, are dominated by unskilled and semiskilled workers. It is also well-known that movements of these types of workers are dominated by irregular migration mainly because of lack of...
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The role of migration experience in migrants' destination choice
Chernina, Eugenia - In: IZA Journal of development and migration 11 (2020) 1/1, pp. 1-29
In this article, we employ a panel household survey from Tajikistan to study labor migrants' location choices in Russia …. We find that labor migrants from Tajikistan consider a wide variety of economic, demographic, and geographical …
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Employment effects of low-skilled immigrants in Korea
Jungho Kim - 2013
This study examines the impact of inflows of foreign workers on Korean natives' economic performance - namely, employment - through the Employment Permit System, the basis of Korea's system by which to introduce low-skilled immigrants. Using National Employment Insurance data, analyses reveal...
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Employment Effects of Low-Skilled Immigrants in Korea
Kim, Jungho - 2013
This study examines the impact of inflows of foreign workers on Korean natives' economic performance – namely, employment – through the Employment Permit System, the basis of Korea's system by which to introduce low-skilled immigrants. Using National Employment Insurance data, analyses...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013084659
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The Effect of Low-Skill Immigration Restrictions on Us Firms and Workers : Evidence from a Randomized Lottery
Clemens, Michael A.; Lewis, Ethan G. - 2022
The U.S. limits work visas for low-skill jobs outside of agriculture, with a binding quota that firms access via a randomized lottery. We evaluate the marginal impact of the quota on firms entering the 2021 H-2B visa lottery using a novel survey and pre-analysis plan. Firms exogenously...
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Perpetuating Migration Cycle of Low-skilled Workers from Myanmar to Thailand : Generations to Generations
Chaichanavichakit, Akadet - 2018
Thailand’s export-driven policy has called for a large number of low-skilled workers to fulfill labor demand in its manufacturing sector. However, with declining birth rate and expanded education, Thai low-skilled workforce has been steadily shrinking. In 2015, Myanmar was the largest source...
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The effect of low-skill immigration restrictions on US firms and workers : evidence from a randomized lottery
Clemens, Michael A.; Lewis, Ethan - 2022
The U.S. limits work visas for low-skill jobs outside of agriculture, with a binding quota that firms access via a randomized lottery. We evaluate the marginal impact of the quota on firms entering the 2021 H-2B visa lottery using a novel survey and pre-analysis plan. Firms exogenously...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013429412
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The Effect of Low-Skill Immigration Restrictions on US Firms and Workers : Evidence from a Randomized Lottery
Clemens, Michael A.; Lewis, Ethan - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
The U.S. limits work visas for low-skill jobs outside of agriculture, with a binding quota that firms access via a randomized lottery. We evaluate the marginal impact of the quota on firms entering the 2021 H-2B visa lottery using a novel survey and pre-analysis plan. Firms exogenously...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013435151
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The effect of low-skill immigration restrictions on US firms and workers : evidence from a randomized lottery
Clemens, Michael A.; Lewis, Ethan - 2022
The U.S. limits work visas for low-skill jobs outside of agriculture, with a binding quota that firms access via a randomized lottery. We evaluate the marginal impact of the quota on firms entering the 2021 H-2B visa lottery using a novel survey and pre-analysis plan. Firms exogenously...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013440276