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Secondary education and international labor mobility : evidence from the natural experiment in the Philippines

Sakai, Yoko; Masuda, Kazuya - In: IZA Journal of development and migration 11 (2020) 1/10, pp. 1-22

International labor mobility is a key factor for a well-functioning labor market. Although educational attainment is known to affect regional labor mobility within a country, evidence of a relationship between schooling and international labor mobility is limited, particularly in developing...

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Income of immigrants and their return : both low- and high-income immigrants stay for a relatively short time

Bijwaard, Govert - 2015

The majority of immigrants stay only temporarily in the host country. When many migrations are temporary, it is important to know who leaves and who stays, and why. The key questions for the host country are whether immigrants are net contributors to the welfare system and whether migrants...

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The welfare magnet hypothesis and the welfare take-up of migrants : welfare benefits are not a key determinant of migration

Giulietti, Corrado - 2014

Contrary to the welfare magnet hypothesis, empirical evidence suggests that immigration decisions are not made on the basis of the relative generosity of the receiving nation's social benefits. Even when immigrants are found to use welfare more intensively than natives, the gap is mostly...

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Eastern partnership migrants in Germany : outcomes, potentials and challenges

Biavaschi, Costanza; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: IZA journal of European Labor Studies 3 (2014) 7, pp. 1-20

) countries, very little is known about the magnitude and characteristics of migration from these countries. We find that EaP … to unleash the potential of migration for the German economy. …

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How to attract foreign students : international student mobility can be good for migrating students, their home country, the host country, and those remaining at home

Chevalier, Arnaud - 2014

highly qualified workers - are overblown and that student migration can positively affect economic growth in both sending and …

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The impact of aging on the scale of migration : older people migrate less than young, yet with population aging, mobility of elderly and specialized workers may increase

Zaiceva, Anzelika - 2014

migration, since the desire to migrate declines later in the life cycle. In addition, indirect labor demand effects may also … reduce migration. However, migration of the elderly, return retirement migration, as well as mobility of certain specialist …

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Crime and immigration : do poor labor market opportunities lead to migrant crime?

Bell, Brian - 2014

Immigration is one of the most important policy debates in Western countries. However, one aspect of the debate is often mischaracterized by accusations that higher levels of immigration lead to higher levels of crime. The evidence, based on empirical studies of many countries, indicates that...

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Freedom of movement for workers : relaxing immigration restrictions could greatly improve the well-being of people in developing countries, with little effect on wages

Kennan, John - 2014

Most developed countries have foreign aid programs that aim to alleviate poverty and foster economic growth in less developed countries, but with very limited success. A large body of evidence indicates that the root of the economic development problem is cross-country differences in the...

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The features of labor emigration from the Slovak Republic

Grenčíková, Adriana; Skačkauskienė, Ilona; … - In: Verslas : teorija ir praktika : Vilniaus Gedimino … 19 (2018), pp. 271-277

Migration is historically a social phenomenon that not only has a significant effect on politics, economics, and social … aspects but also presents challenges to the security of states and alters population composition in countries. Labor migration …

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Labor migration in Indonesia and the health of children left behind

Ng, James - In: IZA Journal of development and migration 10 (2019) 2/6, pp. 1-16

Economic research on labor migration in the developing world has traditionally focused on the role played by the … microdata, more attention has been paid to the effects of migration on the lives of family members left behind. This paper … examines how the temporary migration of parents for work affects the health outcomes of children left behind using the …

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