Managed Labor Migration in Afghanistan : Experience and Evidence with International Afghan Labor Mobility at Macro Level

Migration in Afghanistan has been a relevant phenomenon during the last several decades, driven by a complex combination of protracted conflict, food insecurity, natural disasters, and socioeconomic factors. Around 4.8 million Afghan currently live...

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Main Author:	Garrote Sanchez, Daniel
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:	LABOR MARKET LABOR MOBILITY INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION MIGRANT LABOR REMITTANCES REFUGEES HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/372041516914479202/Managed-labor-migration-in-Afghanistan-experience-and-evidence-with-international-Afghan-labor-mobility-at-macro-level http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29277

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spelling	okr-10986-292772021-05-25T09:10:50Z Managed Labor Migration in Afghanistan : Experience and Evidence with International Afghan Labor Mobility at Macro Level Garrote Sanchez, Daniel LABOR MARKET LABOR MOBILITY INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION MIGRANT LABOR REMITTANCES REFUGEES HOUSEHOLD INCOME Migration in Afghanistan has been a relevant phenomenon during the last several decades, driven by a complex combination of protracted conflict, food insecurity, natural disasters, and socioeconomic factors. Around 4.8 million Afghan currently live abroad, most of them in neighboring Iran and Pakistan. While prior migration waves consisted of refugees to a large extent, in the last decade economic migrants have been increasingly prevalent, not only to Iran but also to Gulf Cooperation Council and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries. Due to the lack of formal mechanisms for migration, however, the vast majority of flows have an irregular nature. As a consequence, official statistics vastly underestimate the value of remittances at 1.7 percent of GDP, while analysis that includes informal channels raise this figure by up to 10 times. Overall, although a relatively small share of families benefits from remittances, they provide a vital source of income and act as a buffer against income shocks. 2018-01-30T21:44:23Z 2018-01-30T21:44:23Z 2018-01 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/372041516914479202/Managed-labor-migration-in-Afghanistan-experience-and-evidence-with-international-Afghan-labor-mobility-at-macro-level http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29277 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper South Asia Afghanistan
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topic	LABOR MARKET LABOR MOBILITY INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION MIGRANT LABOR REMITTANCES REFUGEES HOUSEHOLD INCOME
spellingShingle	LABOR MARKET LABOR MOBILITY INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION MIGRANT LABOR REMITTANCES REFUGEES HOUSEHOLD INCOME Garrote Sanchez, Daniel Managed Labor Migration in Afghanistan : Experience and Evidence with International Afghan Labor Mobility at Macro Level
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description	Migration in Afghanistan has been a relevant phenomenon during the last several decades, driven by a complex combination of protracted conflict, food insecurity, natural disasters, and socioeconomic factors. Around 4.8 million Afghan currently live abroad, most of them in neighboring Iran and Pakistan. While prior migration waves consisted of refugees to a large extent, in the last decade economic migrants have been increasingly prevalent, not only to Iran but also to Gulf Cooperation Council and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries. Due to the lack of formal mechanisms for migration, however, the vast majority of flows have an irregular nature. As a consequence, official statistics vastly underestimate the value of remittances at 1.7 percent of GDP, while analysis that includes informal channels raise this figure by up to 10 times. Overall, although a relatively small share of families benefits from remittances, they provide a vital source of income and act as a buffer against income shocks.
format	Working Paper
author	Garrote Sanchez, Daniel
author_facet	Garrote Sanchez, Daniel
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title	Managed Labor Migration in Afghanistan : Experience and Evidence with International Afghan Labor Mobility at Macro Level
title_short	Managed Labor Migration in Afghanistan : Experience and Evidence with International Afghan Labor Mobility at Macro Level
title_full	Managed Labor Migration in Afghanistan : Experience and Evidence with International Afghan Labor Mobility at Macro Level
title_fullStr	Managed Labor Migration in Afghanistan : Experience and Evidence with International Afghan Labor Mobility at Macro Level
title_full_unstemmed	Managed Labor Migration in Afghanistan : Experience and Evidence with International Afghan Labor Mobility at Macro Level
title_sort	managed labor migration in afghanistan : experience and evidence with international afghan labor mobility at macro level
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2018
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/372041516914479202/Managed-labor-migration-in-Afghanistan-experience-and-evidence-with-international-Afghan-labor-mobility-at-macro-level http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29277
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Managed Labor Migration in Afghanistan : Experience and Evidence with International Afghan Labor Mobility at Macro Level

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