Spurring Development through a Seasonal Migration Program
Lack of mobility of labor is likely the biggest distortion in global factor markets, resulting in large differences in the productivity and income a given worker can have in different places. As a result of this fact, facilitating emigration has th...
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okr-10986-101392021-04-23T14:02:48Z Spurring Development through a Seasonal Migration Program Gibson, John McKenzie, David BANK POLICY CASH TRANSFERS CHECKS COMMUNITIES DISPLACEMENT DURABLE DURABLE ASSETS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE FACTOR MARKETS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD INCOMES HOUSEHOLDS INTERVENTIONS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR SHORTAGES LABOUR LABOUR MOBILITY MICROFINANCE MOBILITY OF LABOR POTENTIAL DEMAND PRODUCTIVITY RETURN SEASONAL WORKERS TEMPORARY WORKER WAGES WORKER WORKERS Lack of mobility of labor is likely the biggest distortion in global factor markets, resulting in large differences in the productivity and income a given worker can have in different places. As a result of this fact, facilitating emigration has the potential to be one of the most effective development interventions available. Seasonal worker programs are seen as one way to overcome many of the concerns associated with migration, thereby offering a 'triple-win' in which migrants, the sending country, and the receiving country can all benefit. Research provides the first rigorous evaluation of the impact of a seasonal migration policy on households in the sending country, and finds gains in household well-being which greatly exceed those measured for other popular development interventions like microfinance and conditional cash transfers. 2012-08-13T10:31:54Z 2012-08-13T10:31:54Z 2010-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/12/14928288/spurring-development-through-seasonal-migration-program http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10139 English Finance & PSD Impact; No. 12 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific New Zealand |
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BANK POLICY CASH TRANSFERS CHECKS COMMUNITIES DISPLACEMENT DURABLE DURABLE ASSETS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE FACTOR MARKETS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD INCOMES HOUSEHOLDS INTERVENTIONS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR SHORTAGES LABOUR LABOUR MOBILITY MICROFINANCE MOBILITY OF LABOR POTENTIAL DEMAND PRODUCTIVITY RETURN SEASONAL WORKERS TEMPORARY WORKER WAGES WORKER WORKERS |
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BANK POLICY CASH TRANSFERS CHECKS COMMUNITIES DISPLACEMENT DURABLE DURABLE ASSETS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE FACTOR MARKETS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD INCOMES HOUSEHOLDS INTERVENTIONS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR SHORTAGES LABOUR LABOUR MOBILITY MICROFINANCE MOBILITY OF LABOR POTENTIAL DEMAND PRODUCTIVITY RETURN SEASONAL WORKERS TEMPORARY WORKER WAGES WORKER WORKERS Gibson, John McKenzie, David Spurring Development through a Seasonal Migration Program |
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Lack of mobility of labor is likely the
biggest distortion in global factor markets, resulting in
large differences in the productivity and income a given
worker can have in different places. As a result of this
fact, facilitating emigration has the potential to be one of
the most effective development interventions available.
Seasonal worker programs are seen as one way to overcome
many of the concerns associated with migration, thereby
offering a 'triple-win' in which migrants, the
sending country, and the receiving country can all benefit.
Research provides the first rigorous evaluation of the
impact of a seasonal migration policy on households in the
sending country, and finds gains in household well-being
which greatly exceed those measured for other popular
development interventions like microfinance and conditional
cash transfers. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Gibson, John McKenzie, David |
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Gibson, John McKenzie, David |
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Gibson, John |
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Spurring Development through a Seasonal Migration Program |
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Spurring Development through a Seasonal Migration Program |
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Spurring Development through a Seasonal Migration Program |
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Spurring Development through a Seasonal Migration Program |
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Spurring Development through a Seasonal Migration Program |
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spurring development through a seasonal migration program |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/12/14928288/spurring-development-through-seasonal-migration-program http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10139 |
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