Showing 1 - 10 of 80
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011812660
Interrelations between Public Policies, Migration and Development in the Philippines is the result of a project carried … results of the empirical work confirm that even though migration contributes to the development of the Philippines, the … Philippines take migration sufficiently into account in their respective policy areas. The Philippines therefore needs to adopt a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012451291
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013536937
Product market regulation (PMR) indicators are a comprehensive and internationally-comparable set of indicators that measure the degree to which policies promote or inhibit competition in areas of the product market where competition is viable. They measure the economy-wide regulatory and market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013529440
The effects of immigration on the Thai economy are considerable, as the number of immigrants has increased rapidly since the turn of the century. Immigrant workers now contribute to all economic sectors, and are important for the workforce in industrial sectors such as construction and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011889343
Immigrants contribute considerably to South Africa’s economy. In contrast to popular perception, immigration is not associated with a reduction of the employment rate of the native-born population in South Africa, and some groups of immigrants are likely to increase employment opportunities...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012452015
Immigrants' contribution to Rwanda's economy is relatively small, but growing. Unlike in many other developing countries, immigrants in Rwanda are on average better educated and work in more productive sectors than the native-born population. Although immigration is associated with a small...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012452041
A better understanding of how immigrants shape the economy of Costa Rica can help policy makers formulate policies to boost positive effects and mitigate negative effects of immigration. This report finds that immigration has a limited, but varying, economic impact in Costa Rica. Immigration...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012452495
The recent effects of immigration on the Kyrgyz economy appear to be limited. Many immigrants have been in the country for several decades, hence are overrepresented among the older cohorts, resulting in a lower labour force participation rate than among the native-born. Still, the estimated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012452519
This report analyzes the labor migration trends in Asia and puts them in the context of economic and policy developments and the changes wrought by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. It examines the policy settings in the major origin and destination countries of labor migrants and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012630657