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between remitter and recipient. -- Migration ; remittances ; labor supply ; time allocation ; gender …We analyze in this paper the impact of male-dominated migration and remittance income on the participation and hours … between a 'pure' migration ("M") effect and the joint effect of migration and remittance income ("MR") and evaluate these …
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Many countries are reviewing immigration policy, focusing on wage and employment effects for workers whose jobs may be threatened by immigration. Less attention is given to effects on prices of goods and services. The effect on childcare prices is particularly relevant to policies for dealing...
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This study examines the role of migrant's remittances on labor supply for a panel of Peruvian households over the … period 2002-2006. Remittances can undermine the incentives to work. On the other hand, the in ows may alleviate credit … estimations, we show that remittances have no average effect on employment. However, (male) wage- employment decreases, and self …
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Although the number of immigrant households in the Netherlands is substantial, the labor supply choices of this group are usually neglected in empirical studies because these households are usually under-sampled. We use a stratified sample of Turkish, Surinamese/Antillean and Dutch households...
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possible by the flow of remittances. -- migration ; remittances ; labor supply ; gender …Female labor force participation has remained low in Egypt. This paper examines whether male international migration … find a decrease in wage work in both rural and urban areas. However, women living in rural areas and affected by migration …
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This paper analyzes the interaction between migrants' income and remittances and between remittances and the labor …
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remittances patterns. Using a new detailed household dataset on migration in the Republic of Moldova, it is shown that return is … temporary migration is relatively more favorable for developing countries as it fosters higher remittances, repatriation of … skills and home savings. -- permanent migration ; temporary migration ; remittances ; economic development …
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This article presents a new perspective on the impact of migration and remittances on labour market participation and … education are affected by migration. Based on household survey data from Moldova, our results challenge the assertion that those …
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Using the American Time Use Survey for the years 2003-18 we compare the allocation of time of native men and women married to immigrants with that of their counterparts in all-native couples. We find that when intermarried to a native some immigrant women pay an assimilation price to the extent...
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