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International migration not only enables individuals to earn higher wages but also exposes them to new environments … caregivers in migrant households. Estimates for Moldova show that international migration raises parental aspirations in … shocks in the destination countries and migration networks. These results imply that aspirations are a highly relevant …
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We examine the determinants of migrants’ choices of destination, employment, and remittances from one of the poorest … remittances sent back home to preserve households’ assets in marginal dry areas. …
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This paper poses and answers a number of critical questions about the relationship between migration and …) Are immigrants really more entrepreneurial than natives? (ii) Are migrant remittances likely to fund entrepreneurship in … the answers, (iv) Does migration matter for development? We conclude that one must avoid seeing migrants as super …
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This article unravels the migrants' incidence of skill mismatch taking into consideration different migration flows … destination combinations, which allows for detailed analysis of different migration flows. This provides an innovative multi …
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after about ten years after the peak of migration wave. …
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. However, migration also changes relative wages, alters the distribution of skills and affects equality in the receiving …
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Does increasing a state’s minimum wage induce migration into the state? Previous literature has shown mobility in …
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This article explores the effect of remittances on the prevalence and intensity of child labor in Bolivia. Using …, and the number of hours worked per week declines with the size of remittances received. The size of the impact varies … between urban and rural households. Remittances to urban households have a larger impact on moving children completely out of …
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Survey III (NLSS III) to examine how remittances affect household expenditures on human capital investment. Overall, our … indicators has emerged as remittances to developing countries have risen substantially over the past decade. If remittances … capital investment, remittances may serve as a vehicle for growth. In this paper, we use the 2010 Nepal Living Standards …
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Motivations for migrants to return clearly change with integration, but the time-changing aspect of return migration … intermarriage and three outcomes related to migrants' home country preference - intentions to return, remittances sent and actual …
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