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Distortions in the international migrant labor market: evidence from Filipino migration and wage responses to destination country economic shocks
McKenzie, David J.; Theoharides, Caroline; Yang, Dean - 2012
We use an original panel dataset of migrant departures from the Philippines to identify the responsiveness of migrant … numbers and wages to GDP shocks in destination countries. We find a large significant elasticity of migrant numbers to GDP … shocks at destination, but no significant wage response. This is consistent with binding minimum wages for migrant labor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009536467
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Distortions in the International Migrant Labor Market : Evidence from Filipino Migration and Wage Responses to Destination Country Economic Shocks
McKenzie, David - 2012
The authors use an original panel dataset of migrant departures from the Philippines to identify the responsiveness of … migrant numbers and wages to gross domestic product shocks in destination countries. They find a large significant elasticity … with binding minimum wages for migrant labor. This result implies that labor market imperfections that make international …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011395327
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Distortions in the international migrant labor market : evidence from Filipino migration and wage responses to destination country economic shocks
McKenzie, David J.; Theoharides, Caroline; Yang, Dean - In: American economic journal : a journal of the American … 6 (2014) 2, pp. 49-75
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010361800
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Distortions in the international migrant labor market : evidence from Filipino migration and wage responses to destination country economic shocks
McKenzie, David J.; Theoharides, Caroline; Yang, Dean - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009568988
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Distortions in the International Migrant Labor Market : Evidence from Filipino Migration and Wage Responses to Destination Country Economic Shocks
McKenzie, David J. - 2017
The authors use an original panel dataset of migrant departures from the Philippines to identify the responsiveness of … migrant numbers and wages to gross domestic product shocks in destination countries. They find a large significant elasticity … with binding minimum wages for migrant labor. This result implies that labor market imperfections that make international …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012975283
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Distortions in the International Migrant Labor Market : Evidence from Filipino Migration and Wage Responses to Destination Country Economic Shocks
McKenzie, David; Theoharides, Caroline; Yang, Dean - 2012
The authors use an original panel dataset of migrant departures from the Philippines to identify the responsiveness of … migrant numbers and wages to gross domestic product shocks in destination countries. They find a large significant elasticity … with binding minimum wages for migrant labor. This result implies that labor market imperfections that make international …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552146
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Distortions in the International Migrant Labor Market : Evidence from Filipino Migration and Wage Responses to Destination Country Economic Shocks
McKenzie, David; Theoharides, Caroline; Yang, Dean - 2014
We use an original panel dataset of migrant departures from the Philippines to identify the responsiveness of migrant … numbers and wages to GDP shocks in destination countries. We find a large, significant response of migrant numbers to GDP … shocks at destination, but no significant wage response. This is consistent with binding minimum wages for migrant labor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012564176
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Distortions in the international migrant labor market: Evidence from Filipino migration and wage responses to destination country economic shocks
McKenzie, David; Theoharides, Caroline; Yang, Dean - 2012
We use an original panel dataset of migrant departures from the Philippines to identify the responsiveness of migrant … numbers and wages to GDP shocks in destination countries. We find a large significant elasticity of migrant numbers to GDP … shocks at destination, but no significant wage response. This is consistent with binding minimum wages for migrant labor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282499
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International Migration, Human Capital, and Entrepreneurship : Evidence from Philippine Migrants' Exchange Rate Shocks
Yang, Dean - 2006
Millions of households in developing countries receive financial support from family members working overseas. How do the economic prospects of overseas migrants affect origin-household investments - in particular, in child human capital and household enterprises? This paper examines Philippine...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014071752
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Labor market transparency
Wadensjö, Eskil - 2013
The labor market differs from other markets in many respects. Most important is that those who supply labor also have to deliver it in person. It means firstly that the work environment and organization of work are important for those who deliver labor, since they are in the work place....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010196492