Gaining from Migration : Trends and Policy Lessons in the Greater Mekong Sub-region
This report contributes to the migration policy debates in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) by providing evidence of the impacts of migration; at the same time, it outlines possible policy approaches to increase benefits from migration. The stud...
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ABUSE ACCOUNTING ADB AGED AGEING POPULATIONS AGING ASYLUM ASYLUM-SEEKERS BANKING SECTOR BASIC EDUCATION BORDERS BRAIN DRAIN CENSUSES CHILD LABOR CITIZENS COERCION COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN CRIME CURRENT PRICES DEBT DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS DEPORTATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DIASPORA DISASTERS DISCRIMINATION DISSEMINATION DOCUMENTED MIGRANTS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC STABILITY ECONOMIC TRANSITION ELDERLY EMIGRANTS EMIGRATION EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS ENTREPRENEURSHIP EQUILIBRIUM MODELS ESSENTIAL SOCIAL SERVICES EXERCISES EXPATRIATES EXTERNALITIES FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FEMALE MIGRANTS FINANCIAL DEEPENING FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL RISK FINANCING SOURCES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT GLOBAL POPULATION HEALTH CARE HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH SERVICES HOME COUNTRIES HOSPITAL HOSPITALIZATION HOSPITALS HOST COUNTRIES HOST COUNTRY HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN TRAFFICKING ILL HEALTH ILLEGAL ENTRY ILLNESS IMMIGRANT IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION IMPACT OF MIGRATION INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS INTERNATIONAL BANKS INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTRAREGIONAL MIGRATION IRREGULAR MIGRANTS IRREGULAR MIGRATION JOB CREATION JOB OPPORTUNITIES JOB SECURITY LABOR COSTS LABOR EXPLOITATION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR MIGRATION LABOR SHORTAGES LABOR SUPPLY LAWS LEGAL PROTECTION LEGAL STATUS LIFE EXPECTANCY LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL POPULATION LONG-TERM MIGRANT LONG-TERM MIGRANTS MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MARKET ECONOMY MICROFINANCE MIGRANT MIGRANT LABOR MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATION DATA MIGRATION FLOW MIGRATION FLOWS MIGRATION POLICIES MIGRATION POLICY MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH MOBILITY MORTALITY MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE NATIONAL EFFORTS NATIONAL INTEREST NATIONAL SECURITY NATIVE WORKERS NATURAL DISASTERS NEW ENTRANTS NUMBER OF MIGRANTS NUMBER OF WORKERS OUTPATIENT CARE POLICY DIALOGUE POLICY PROCESS POLITICAL INSTABILITY POPULATION DECLINES POPULATION DIVISION PRIMARY EDUCATION PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROPENSITY TO SAVE PUBLIC AWARENESS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES PUBLIC OPINION PUBLIC SERVICES PULL FACTOR PULL FACTORS PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY PUSH FACTORS RECIPIENT COUNTRIES RECIPIENT COUNTRY REFUGEES REGIONAL COOPERATION REMITTANCE REMITTANCES RETIREMENT SAFETY NET SAVINGS SCHOOL ENROLMENTS SEX SEX TRAFFICKING SHORT-TERM MIGRANT SHORT-TERM MIGRANTS SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL AFFAIRS SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL FACTORS SOCIAL IMPACT SOCIAL RESEARCH SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIAL SERVICES SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION SPILLOVER SPOUSE SUBSIDIARY TELEVISION TRANSPORT UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANT UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS UNEMPLOYMENT UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMEN URBAN AREAS VICTIMS VULNERABILITY WAGES WAR YOUNG POPULATIONS |
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ABUSE ACCOUNTING ADB AGED AGEING POPULATIONS AGING ASYLUM ASYLUM-SEEKERS BANKING SECTOR BASIC EDUCATION BORDERS BRAIN DRAIN CENSUSES CHILD LABOR CITIZENS COERCION COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN CRIME CURRENT PRICES DEBT DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS DEPORTATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DIASPORA DISASTERS DISCRIMINATION DISSEMINATION DOCUMENTED MIGRANTS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC STABILITY ECONOMIC TRANSITION ELDERLY EMIGRANTS EMIGRATION EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS ENTREPRENEURSHIP EQUILIBRIUM MODELS ESSENTIAL SOCIAL SERVICES EXERCISES EXPATRIATES EXTERNALITIES FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FEMALE MIGRANTS FINANCIAL DEEPENING FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL RISK FINANCING SOURCES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT GLOBAL POPULATION HEALTH CARE HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH SERVICES HOME COUNTRIES HOSPITAL HOSPITALIZATION HOSPITALS HOST COUNTRIES HOST COUNTRY HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN TRAFFICKING ILL HEALTH ILLEGAL ENTRY ILLNESS IMMIGRANT IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION IMPACT OF MIGRATION INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS INTERNATIONAL BANKS INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTRAREGIONAL MIGRATION IRREGULAR MIGRANTS IRREGULAR MIGRATION JOB CREATION JOB OPPORTUNITIES JOB SECURITY LABOR COSTS LABOR EXPLOITATION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR MIGRATION LABOR SHORTAGES LABOR SUPPLY LAWS LEGAL PROTECTION LEGAL STATUS LIFE EXPECTANCY LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL POPULATION LONG-TERM MIGRANT LONG-TERM MIGRANTS MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MARKET ECONOMY MICROFINANCE MIGRANT MIGRANT LABOR MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATION DATA MIGRATION FLOW MIGRATION FLOWS MIGRATION POLICIES MIGRATION POLICY MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH MOBILITY MORTALITY MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE NATIONAL EFFORTS NATIONAL INTEREST NATIONAL SECURITY NATIVE WORKERS NATURAL DISASTERS NEW ENTRANTS NUMBER OF MIGRANTS NUMBER OF WORKERS OUTPATIENT CARE POLICY DIALOGUE POLICY PROCESS POLITICAL INSTABILITY POPULATION DECLINES POPULATION DIVISION PRIMARY EDUCATION PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROPENSITY TO SAVE PUBLIC AWARENESS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES PUBLIC OPINION PUBLIC SERVICES PULL FACTOR PULL FACTORS PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY PUSH FACTORS RECIPIENT COUNTRIES RECIPIENT COUNTRY REFUGEES REGIONAL COOPERATION REMITTANCE REMITTANCES RETIREMENT SAFETY NET SAVINGS SCHOOL ENROLMENTS SEX SEX TRAFFICKING SHORT-TERM MIGRANT SHORT-TERM MIGRANTS SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL AFFAIRS SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL FACTORS SOCIAL IMPACT SOCIAL RESEARCH SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIAL SERVICES SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION SPILLOVER SPOUSE SUBSIDIARY TELEVISION TRANSPORT UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANT UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS UNEMPLOYMENT UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMEN URBAN AREAS VICTIMS VULNERABILITY WAGES WAR YOUNG POPULATIONS World Bank Gaining from Migration : Trends and Policy Lessons in the Greater Mekong Sub-region |
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This report contributes to the migration
policy debates in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) by
providing evidence of the impacts of migration; at the same
time, it outlines possible policy approaches to increase
benefits from migration. The study focuses primarily on
Thailand and Myanmar: the main labor receiving and sending
countries, respectively, in the GMS. This report not only
presents the recent migration trends and drivers in the GMS
but also addresses policy issues related to the economic and
social impact of migration on countries both receiving and
sending labor; it also addresses the issue of migrants'
welfare including social services; and the role of migration
policy and institutions. The findings challenge several
existing paradigms of developing country migration research
and may have broader transferability. Specifically, the
proceeding analysis suggests: (a) demographic and income
differences among the GMS countries drive migration within
the region, suggesting the rising prominence of South-South
migration; (b) migration in the GMS tends to be long-term,
contrasting the more temporary nature of migration from most
of the world's developing countries; and (c) economic
factors contribute to migration within the region
significantly more so than political factors. |
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Gaining from Migration : Trends and Policy Lessons in the Greater Mekong Sub-region |
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Gaining from Migration : Trends and Policy Lessons in the Greater Mekong Sub-region |
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Gaining from Migration : Trends and Policy Lessons in the Greater Mekong Sub-region |
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Gaining from Migration : Trends and Policy Lessons in the Greater Mekong Sub-region |
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Gaining from Migration : Trends and Policy Lessons in the Greater Mekong Sub-region |
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gaining from migration : trends and policy lessons in the greater mekong sub-region |
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World Bank, Thailand |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/17364419/gaining-migration-trends-policy-lessons-greater-mekong-sub-region http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13248 |
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okr-10986-132482021-04-23T14:03:06Z Gaining from Migration : Trends and Policy Lessons in the Greater Mekong Sub-region World Bank ABUSE ACCOUNTING ADB AGED AGEING POPULATIONS AGING ASYLUM ASYLUM-SEEKERS BANKING SECTOR BASIC EDUCATION BORDERS BRAIN DRAIN CENSUSES CHILD LABOR CITIZENS COERCION COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN CRIME CURRENT PRICES DEBT DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS DEPORTATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DIASPORA DISASTERS DISCRIMINATION DISSEMINATION DOCUMENTED MIGRANTS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC STABILITY ECONOMIC TRANSITION ELDERLY EMIGRANTS EMIGRATION EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS ENTREPRENEURSHIP EQUILIBRIUM MODELS ESSENTIAL SOCIAL SERVICES EXERCISES EXPATRIATES EXTERNALITIES FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FEMALE MIGRANTS FINANCIAL DEEPENING FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL RISK FINANCING SOURCES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT GLOBAL POPULATION HEALTH CARE HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH SERVICES HOME COUNTRIES HOSPITAL HOSPITALIZATION HOSPITALS HOST COUNTRIES HOST COUNTRY HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN TRAFFICKING ILL HEALTH ILLEGAL ENTRY ILLNESS IMMIGRANT IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION IMPACT OF MIGRATION INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS INTERNATIONAL BANKS INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTRAREGIONAL MIGRATION IRREGULAR MIGRANTS IRREGULAR MIGRATION JOB CREATION JOB OPPORTUNITIES JOB SECURITY LABOR COSTS LABOR EXPLOITATION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR MIGRATION LABOR SHORTAGES LABOR SUPPLY LAWS LEGAL PROTECTION LEGAL STATUS LIFE EXPECTANCY LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL POPULATION LONG-TERM MIGRANT LONG-TERM MIGRANTS MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MARKET ECONOMY MICROFINANCE MIGRANT MIGRANT LABOR MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATION DATA MIGRATION FLOW MIGRATION FLOWS MIGRATION POLICIES MIGRATION POLICY MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH MOBILITY MORTALITY MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE NATIONAL EFFORTS NATIONAL INTEREST NATIONAL SECURITY NATIVE WORKERS NATURAL DISASTERS NEW ENTRANTS NUMBER OF MIGRANTS NUMBER OF WORKERS OUTPATIENT CARE POLICY DIALOGUE POLICY PROCESS POLITICAL INSTABILITY POPULATION DECLINES POPULATION DIVISION PRIMARY EDUCATION PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROPENSITY TO SAVE PUBLIC AWARENESS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES PUBLIC OPINION PUBLIC SERVICES PULL FACTOR PULL FACTORS PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY PUSH FACTORS RECIPIENT COUNTRIES RECIPIENT COUNTRY REFUGEES REGIONAL COOPERATION REMITTANCE REMITTANCES RETIREMENT SAFETY NET SAVINGS SCHOOL ENROLMENTS SEX SEX TRAFFICKING SHORT-TERM MIGRANT SHORT-TERM MIGRANTS SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL AFFAIRS SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL FACTORS SOCIAL IMPACT SOCIAL RESEARCH SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIAL SERVICES SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION SPILLOVER SPOUSE SUBSIDIARY TELEVISION TRANSPORT UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANT UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS UNEMPLOYMENT UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMEN URBAN AREAS VICTIMS VULNERABILITY WAGES WAR YOUNG POPULATIONS This report contributes to the migration policy debates in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) by providing evidence of the impacts of migration; at the same time, it outlines possible policy approaches to increase benefits from migration. The study focuses primarily on Thailand and Myanmar: the main labor receiving and sending countries, respectively, in the GMS. This report not only presents the recent migration trends and drivers in the GMS but also addresses policy issues related to the economic and social impact of migration on countries both receiving and sending labor; it also addresses the issue of migrants' welfare including social services; and the role of migration policy and institutions. The findings challenge several existing paradigms of developing country migration research and may have broader transferability. Specifically, the proceeding analysis suggests: (a) demographic and income differences among the GMS countries drive migration within the region, suggesting the rising prominence of South-South migration; (b) migration in the GMS tends to be long-term, contrasting the more temporary nature of migration from most of the world's developing countries; and (c) economic factors contribute to migration within the region significantly more so than political factors. 2013-04-22T19:45:43Z 2013-04-22T19:45:43Z 2012 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/17364419/gaining-migration-trends-policy-lessons-greater-mekong-sub-region http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13248 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Thailand Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific Southeast Asia |