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- Policy research on migration and development
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December 3, 2007 17:16
This is a survey and analysis-with commentary-of migration issues and the related development policies for the sending countries. "Migration and development" is considered an unsettled and unresolved area for good reason. The policy issues are surprisingly deep and run to basic issues such as the nature of development as opposed to simple poverty reduction.
- International migration, remittances, and poverty in developing countries
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December 3, 2007 17:06
Few studies have examined the impact of international migration and remittances on poverty in a broad cross-section of developing countries. The authors try to fill this gap by constructing a new data set on poverty, international migration, and remittances for 74 low- and middle-income developing countries.
- Skilled migration: the perspective of developing countries
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December 3, 2007 17:01
The authors focus on the consequences of skilled migration for developing countries. They first present new evidence on the magnitude of migration of skilled workers at the international level and then discuss its direct and indirect effects on human capital formation in developing countries in a unified stylized model. Finally they turn to policy implications, with emphasis on migration and education policy in a context of globalized labor markets.
- Does temporary migration have to be permanent?
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November 23, 2007 15:08
The authors draw a distinction between temporary and permanent migration on the basis of the associated social cost and the dynamics of learning by migrants. They find that unilateral migration policies are globally inefficient because they lead to too much permanent migration and too little temporary and overall migration.
- Workers' remittances to developing countries : a survey with central banks on selected public policy issues
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November 23, 2007 14:50
This paper presents the findings of a survey conducted by the World Bank of central banks in 40 developing countries across different regions in the world. The survey focused on the following topics: (1) coverage of national statistics on remittances, (2) cost of transferring and delivering remittances, (3) regulatory regime for remittance transactions, and (4) efforts of developing countries to channel remittance flows through formal financial institutions.
- Remittances : transaction costs, determinants, and informal flows
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November 23, 2007 14:49
The authors find that the stock of migrants in OECD countries is the primary determinant of remittances. In addition, money transfer fees and the presence of dual exchange rates reduce the share of remittances reported in national accounts. In turn, transaction costs are systematically related to concentration in the banking sector, lack of financial depth, and exchange rate volatility.
- Brain gain : claims about its size and impact on welfare and growth are greatly exaggerated
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November 23, 2007 14:48
Based on static partial equilibrium analysis, the "new brain drain" literature argues that, by raising the return to education, a brain drain generates a brain gain that is, under certain conditions, larger than the brain drain itself, and that such a net brain gain results in an increase in welfare and growth due to education's positive externalities. This paper argues that these claims are exaggerated.
- Do workers' remittances promote financial development ?
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November 23, 2007 14:45
Workers' remittances to developing countries have become the second largest type of flows after foreign direct investment. The authors use data on workers' remittance flows to 99 developing countries from 1975-2003 to study the impact of remittances on financial sector development.
- Migration and remittances : causes and linkages
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November 23, 2007 14:44
The authors empirically examine the determinants of remittance flows at the cross-country level. They consider, among other things, the significance of the level of migration, the education level of migrants, and financial sector development in determining remittances.
- Do workers' remittances reduce the probability of current account reversals ?
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November 23, 2007 14:38
The authors combine the literature on financial crises in emerging markets and developing economies with that on international migrations by investigating whether the increasingly large flows of workers' remittances can help reduce the probability of current account reversals.
- Immigration to Switzerland - the case of the Former Republic of Yugoslavia
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November 23, 2007 13:29
This paper evaluates the stability of the determinants of immigration inflows to Switzerland in the face of changes in immigration policy. The analysis is performed on two distinct periods: First from 1981 to 1995, when worker migration to Switzerland was limited by overall quotas with no differentiated treatment across source-countries; second, from 1995 to 2003, when priority was progressively given to workers from the European Union and immigration from all other countries was severely limited to specific skills.
- Mobility, poverty and well-being among the informally employed in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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May 15, 2007 09:54
This paper analyses informal-sector employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina, using data from the Living Standards Measurement Studies. It assesses how and why people move from the informal to formal employment sectors and what effect this has on their economic and personal well-being. The paper also looks at earnings inequality in the informal sector, and compares this with the formal sector. Finally it examines how informal employment affects people's life satisfaction.
- Remittances of external labour migrants
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May 15, 2007 09:54
The report measures the role of labour migrants in the economy of Tajikistan
- External labour migration in Tajikistan
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May 15, 2007 09:54
This paper considers reasons, consequences and managing labour migration in Tajikistan
- Tajiks Squeezed by Russian Clampdown on Traders
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May 15, 2007 09:54
The article is a response to new regulations on migration introduced by the Russian Federation. The Russian government announced to cut the number of foreign traders working in Russian markets, thus, hugely affecting the status of migrants who mainly come from Central Asia and Caucasus.
- Kazakstan: Migrant Workers Face Deportation
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May 15, 2007 09:54
The article deals with controversies behind the campaign initiated by the Kazakh government to legalize the migrants present in the country and deport the ones who will not take advantage of the scheme.
- Kyrgyzstan: Foreign Labour Ban Sparks Controversy
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May 15, 2007 09:54
The article is a response to new regulations on migration introduced by the Russian Federation. The Russian government announced to cut the number of foreign traders working in Russian markets, thus, hugely affecting the status of migrants who mainly come from Central Asia and Caucasus.
- Remittances and Tajikistan’s Private Sector Development
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May 15, 2007 09:54
Current article explores how migration from Tajikistan to Russia made significant impact to the economy of Tajikistan.
- Low Migration in Europe: A Consequence of Social Networks?
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May 15, 2007 09:54
The author explains migration flows between regions based on the Maslow's motivational theory.
- Labour market in Moldova: Failling appart
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May 15, 2007 09:54
The paper focuses on processes and tendencies in the demography potential evolution, characteristics, the work demand level and evolution, the migration process influence on the labour market.
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