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Impacts of Temporary Migration on Development in Origin Countries (Английский)

Temporary migration is widespread globally. While the literature has traditionally focused on the impacts of permanent migration on destination countries, evidence on the effects of temporary migration...

Skilled Migration : A Sign of Europe's Divide or Integration? (Английский)

This report examines the trends, determinants, and impacts of migration of high-skilled workers within the European Union in the past two decades. High-skilled migration, whether internal or international...

Occupational Hazards : Migrants and the Economic and Health Risks of COVID-19 in Western Europe (Английский)

This paper investigates the economic and health risks arising from the COVID-19 pandemic for migrant workers in the European Union. It first assesses migrants’ economic and health vulnerabilities using...

Impacts of Temporary Migration on Development in Origin Countries (Английский)

Temporary migration is widespread globally. While the literature has traditionally focused on the impacts of permanent migration on destination countries, evidence on the effects of temporary migration...

Capital Markets, Temporary Migration and Entrepreneurship : Evidence from Bangladesh (Английский)

Limited access to credit due to poorly functioning institutions is a key constraint to business creation. This paper examines the role played by temporary migration in addressing the institutional void...

Occupational Hazards : Migrants and the Economic and Health Risks of COVID-19 in Western Europe (Английский)

This paper investigates the economic and health risks arising from the COVID-19 pandemic for migrant workers in the European Union. It first assesses migrants’ economic and health vulnerabilities using...

Temporary Migration for Long-term Investment (Английский)

In the presence of credit constraints, temporary migration abroad provides an effective strategy for workers to accumulate savings to finance self-employment when they return home. This paper provides...

Who on Earth Can Work from Home ? (Английский)

This paper reviews the emerging literature on which jobs can be performed from home and presents new estimates of the prevalence of such jobs based on the task content of occupations, their technology...

Moving for Prosperity : Global Migration and Labor Markets - Policy Research Report (Vol. 2 of 2) : Overview (Английский)

This Policy Research Report (PRR), Moving for Prosperity: Global Migration and Labor Markets, is an attempt to address this tension between the academic research and the public discourse by focusing on...

Do Immigrants Shield the Locals ? Exposure to COVID-Related Risks in the European Union (Английский)

This paper investigates the relationship between immigration and the exposure of native workers to the health and labor-market risks arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. Using various measures of occupational...

Who on Earth Can Work from Home ? (Английский)

This paper presents new estimates of the share of jobs that can be performed from home. The analysis is based on the task content of occupations, their information and communications technology requirements...

Labor Market Effects of Demographic Shifts and Migration in OECD Countries (Английский)

The labor force of each industrial country is being shaped by three forces: ageing, education and migration. Drawing on a new database for the OECD countries and a standard analytical framework, this paper...

Moving for Prosperity : Global Migration and Labor Markets - Policy Research Report (Vol. 1 of 2) : Main Report (Английский)

This Policy Research Report (PRR), Moving for Prosperity: Global Migration and Labor Markets, is an attempt to address this tension between the academic research and the public discourse by focusing on...

The World Bank Economic Review 32 (1) (Английский)

Internal borders and migration in India (Английский)

Internal mobility is a critical component of economic growth and development, as it enables the reallocation of labor to more productive opportunities across sectors and regions. Using detailed district-to-district...

How and Why Does Immigration Affect Crime? Evidence from Malaysia (Английский)

Transit migration : all roads lead to America (Английский)

The paths of many migrants include multiple destinations and transit routes, yet this pattern is almost never reflected in empirical analyses. For example, 9 percent of recent immigrants to the United...

Global migration of talent and tax incentives : evidence from Malaysia's returning expert program (Английский)

This paper presents the first evidence on the efficacy of a major program designed to encourage the return migration of high-skilled individuals. The Malaysian Returning Expert Program targets high-skilled...

Global talent flows (Английский)

The global distribution of talent is highly skewed and the resources available to countries to develop and utilize their best and brightest vary substantially. The migration of skilled workers across countries...

Live long and prosper : aging in East Asia and Pacific (Английский)

The population in East Asia and Pacific is aging rapidly, raising concerns about the implications for the region’s economic future. This report aims to crystallize what is known about the rapidly changing...