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The impacts of international migration on remaining household members : omnibus results from a migration lottery program (Английский)
This brief summarizes the results of a gender impact evaluation study, entitled The impacts of international migration on remaining household members : omnibus results from a migration lottery program...
Типу документа: Краткие сведения Номер отчета: 81506 Дата подготовки документа: 14 августа 2013 года Тип раскрытия информации: Disclosed Автор: Gibson,John David,Mckenzie,David J.,Stillman,Steven Eric
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What does variation in survey design reveal about the nature of measurement errors in household consumption ? (Английский)
This paper uses data from eight different consumption questionnaires randomly assigned to 4,000 households in Tanzania to obtain evidence on the nature of measurement errors in estimates of household consumption...
Типу документа: Рабочий документ в рамках исследования вопросов политики Номер отчета: WPS6372 Дата подготовки документа: 1 февраля 2013 года Тип раскрытия информации: Disclosed Автор: Beegle,Kathleen G.,De Weerdt,Joachim,Friedman,Jed,Gibson,John David
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The impact of financial literacy training for migrants (Английский)
Remittances are a major source of external finance for many developing countries but the cost of sending remittances remains high for many migration corridors. International efforts to lower costs by facilitating...
Типу документа: Рабочий документ в рамках исследования вопросов политики Номер отчета: WPS6073 Дата подготовки документа: 1 мая 2012 года Тип раскрытия информации: Disclosed Автор: Gibson,John David,Mckenzie,David J.,Zia,Bilal Husnain
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The impacts of international migration on remaining household members : omnibus results from a migration lottery (Английский)
We use a migration lottery program to overcome the double selectivity problems posed by migration. We compare a wide range of outcomes for the remaining household members of Tongan emigrants with those...
Типу документа: Рабочие документы Номер отчета: 94664 Дата подготовки документа: 30 марта 2010 года Тип раскрытия информации: Disclosed Автор: Gibson,John David,Mckenzie,David J.,Stillman,Steven Eric
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How pro-poor is the selection of seasonal migrant workers from Tonga under New Zealand's recognized seasonal employer program ? (Английский)
Temporary migration programs for unskilled workers are increasingly being proposed as a way to both relieve labor shortages in developed countries and aid development in sending countries without entailing...
Типу документа: Рабочий документ в рамках исследования вопросов политики Номер отчета: WPS4698 Дата подготовки документа: 1 августа 2008 года Тип раскрытия информации: Disclosed Автор: Gibson,John David,Mckenzie,David J.,Rohorua,Halahingano
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Using the global positioning system in household surveys for better economics and better policy (Английский)
Distance and location are important determinants of many choices that economists study. While these variables can sometimes be obtained from secondary data, economists often rely on information that is...
Типу документа: Рабочий документ в рамках исследования вопросов политики Номер отчета: WPS4195 Дата подготовки документа: 1 апреля 2007 года Тип раскрытия информации: Disclosed Автор: Gibson,John David,Mckenzie,David J.
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A land of milk and honey with streets paved with gold : do emigrants have over-optimistic expectations about incomes abroad ? (Английский)
Millions of people emigrate every year in search of better economic and social opportunities. Anecdotal evidence suggests that emigrants may have over-optimistic expectations about the incomes they can...
Типу документа: Рабочий документ в рамках исследования вопросов политики Номер отчета: WPS4141 Дата подготовки документа: 1 марта 2007 года Тип раскрытия информации: Disclosed Автор: Gibson,John David,Mckenzie,David J.,Stillman,Steven Eric
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The World Bank economic review 19 (1) (Английский)
Top Indian Incomes, 1922-2000 by Abhijit Banerjee and Thomas Piketty; Can We Discern the Effect of Globalization on Income Distribution? Evidence from Household Surveys by Branko Milanovic; Financing Pharmaceutical...
Типу документа: Публикации Номер отчета: 38876 Дата подготовки документа: 1 января 2005 года Тип раскрытия информации: Disclosed Автор: Banerjee,Abhijit,Brun,Jean-Francois,Carrere,Celine,Gibson,John David,Guillaumont,Patrick,Jack,William G.,Lanjouw,Jean O.,Milanovic,Branko L.,Piketty, Thomas,Wodon,Quentin T.,Rozelle,Scott Douglas,Jayasuriya,Ruwan,De Melo,Jaime A. P.