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International Migration, Remittances, and Brain Drain (Trade and Development Series)
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Description for International Migration, Remittances, and Brain Drain (Trade and Development Series)
Hardcover. Provides an in-depth examination of the relationship between - and the impacts on - migration, remittances, and development. Using household surveys and census data, the determinants and impact of migration, and remittances on various measures of welfare are analyzed. Editor(s): Schiff, Maurice; Ozden, Caglar. Series: Trade and Development Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations,. BIC Classification: KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
International migration, the movement of people across international boundaries, has enormous economic, social, and cultural implications in both origin and destination countries. It is estimated that some one hundred and eighty million people (three per cent of the world's population) are living in countries in which they were not born. Among these are millions of highly-educated people who moved to developed countries from developing countries that already suffer from low levels of human capital and skilled workers. Moreover, the flow of formal remittances from migrants to their relatives in their countries of birth has exhibited a very rapid and accelerating ... Read more
International migration, the movement of people across international boundaries, has enormous economic, social, and cultural implications in both origin and destination countries. It is estimated that some one hundred and eighty million people (three per cent of the world's population) are living in countries in which they were not born. Among these are millions of highly-educated people who moved to developed countries from developing countries that already suffer from low levels of human capital and skilled workers. Moreover, the flow of formal remittances from migrants to their relatives in their countries of birth has exhibited a very rapid and accelerating ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
World Bank Publications
Condition
New
Series
Trade and Development Series
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780821363737
SKU
V9780821363737
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99-3
About
MAURICE SCHIFF is Lead Economist in the World Bank's International Trade Unit, Development Research Group, USA. Before joining the World Bank, he was Research Director in the Faculty of Economics and Management at the University of Concepcion, Chile. He is currently researching various international economic issues, including directing a research programme on international migration. He co-directed a research programme on ... Read more
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