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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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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 effects …
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This paper explores the factors that account for the receipt of remittances across households in Moldova who have … recipient household and use it to interpret the determinants/motivations of remittances. Our results show that a combination of … behaviour in Moldova. Drawing from these estimates, we conclude that altruism and investment (proxied by the level of economic …
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This paper explores the factors that account for the receipt of remittances across households in Moldova who have … of the recipient household and use it to interpret the determinants/motivations of remittances. Our results show that a … remittance behaviour in Moldova. Drawing from these estimates, we conclude that altruism and investment (proxied by the level of …
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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 … possible by the flow of remittances. …
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or personal transfers) by 1139 pairs of migrants and recipients of remittances in Moldova in 2006. Explanatory variables … include socioeconomic characteristics of the migrant and other household members, the pattern of migration (destination … migrant’s irregular legal status in the host country, and short migration spells. …
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003905562
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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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 …This paper examines the determinants of temporary and permanent migration and the impact of the return decision on …
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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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