Labor Mobility in the Middle East and North Africa : Challenges and Opportunities
Increased labor mobility bears large potential benefits for human development and poverty reduction through various channels including more competitive global labor markets and increased efficiency in the matching of skills supply and demand. Bank...
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okr-10986-109162021-04-23T14:02:53Z Labor Mobility in the Middle East and North Africa : Challenges and Opportunities Brodmann, Stefanie Pouget, Yann Gatti, Roberta BRAIN DRAIN CITIZENS COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN COUNTRY OF ORIGIN CRISES DEMOGRAPHIC IMBALANCES DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DIASPORA ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS ECONOMIC INTEGRATION EFFICIENCY OF LABOR EMIGRANTS EMIGRATION EMPLOYABILITY EXPATRIATE WORKERS FOREIGN LABOR FOREIGN WORKERS FUTURE LABOR HOME COUNTRIES HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS IMMIGRANT IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION COUNTRIES INNOVATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION INVENTORY JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR MIGRANTS LABOR MIGRATION LABOR MOBILITY LABOR SUPPLY LABOUR LABOUR MOBILITY LEVELS OF EDUCATION LIVING STANDARDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MIGRANT MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATION POLICIES MIGRATION POLICY MIGRATION PROCESS POPULATION SIZE PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT REMITTANCES RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS SKILL DEVELOPMENT SKILLED WORKERS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL PROTECTION MECHANISMS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEMPORARY MIGRATION TEMPORARY WORKERS TRADE LIBERALIZATION UNEMPLOYMENT WORKFORCE Increased labor mobility bears large potential benefits for human development and poverty reduction through various channels including more competitive global labor markets and increased efficiency in the matching of skills supply and demand. Bank support for enhanced and better managed migration can complement broader efforts to reduce poverty and promote human development, similarly to how Bank projects on trade liberalization have helped in reducing market distortions and raise welfare. With Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries becoming increasingly eager to adopt a proactive approach to improve migration outcomes, cross-sectoral Bank teams are well positioned to respond to increasing demand for migration management systems. Labor mobility has proven to be a forceful driver of convergence in living standards. Estimates suggest that gains from the liberalization of migration could surpass welfare gains from trade liberalization. Currently, migration represents the main form of global and regional integration for MENA countries. In the future, increased labor mobility could foster regional economic integration, a recognized priority within the Arab World Initiative (AWI). 2012-08-13T13:32:37Z 2012-08-13T13:32:37Z 2010-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/09/13725029/labor-mobility-middle-east-north-africa-challenges-opportunities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10916 English MENA Knowledge and Learning Quick Notes Series; No. 30 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Middle East and North Africa |
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BRAIN DRAIN CITIZENS COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN COUNTRY OF ORIGIN CRISES DEMOGRAPHIC IMBALANCES DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DIASPORA ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS ECONOMIC INTEGRATION EFFICIENCY OF LABOR EMIGRANTS EMIGRATION EMPLOYABILITY EXPATRIATE WORKERS FOREIGN LABOR FOREIGN WORKERS FUTURE LABOR HOME COUNTRIES HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS IMMIGRANT IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION COUNTRIES INNOVATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION INVENTORY JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR MIGRANTS LABOR MIGRATION LABOR MOBILITY LABOR SUPPLY LABOUR LABOUR MOBILITY LEVELS OF EDUCATION LIVING STANDARDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MIGRANT MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATION POLICIES MIGRATION POLICY MIGRATION PROCESS POPULATION SIZE PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT REMITTANCES RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS SKILL DEVELOPMENT SKILLED WORKERS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL PROTECTION MECHANISMS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEMPORARY MIGRATION TEMPORARY WORKERS TRADE LIBERALIZATION UNEMPLOYMENT WORKFORCE |
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BRAIN DRAIN CITIZENS COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN COUNTRY OF ORIGIN CRISES DEMOGRAPHIC IMBALANCES DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DIASPORA ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS ECONOMIC INTEGRATION EFFICIENCY OF LABOR EMIGRANTS EMIGRATION EMPLOYABILITY EXPATRIATE WORKERS FOREIGN LABOR FOREIGN WORKERS FUTURE LABOR HOME COUNTRIES HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS IMMIGRANT IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION COUNTRIES INNOVATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION INVENTORY JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR MIGRANTS LABOR MIGRATION LABOR MOBILITY LABOR SUPPLY LABOUR LABOUR MOBILITY LEVELS OF EDUCATION LIVING STANDARDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MIGRANT MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATION POLICIES MIGRATION POLICY MIGRATION PROCESS POPULATION SIZE PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT REMITTANCES RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS SKILL DEVELOPMENT SKILLED WORKERS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL PROTECTION MECHANISMS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEMPORARY MIGRATION TEMPORARY WORKERS TRADE LIBERALIZATION UNEMPLOYMENT WORKFORCE Brodmann, Stefanie Pouget, Yann Gatti, Roberta Labor Mobility in the Middle East and North Africa : Challenges and Opportunities |
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Increased labor mobility bears large
potential benefits for human development and poverty
reduction through various channels including more
competitive global labor markets and increased efficiency in
the matching of skills supply and demand. Bank support for
enhanced and better managed migration can complement broader
efforts to reduce poverty and promote human development,
similarly to how Bank projects on trade liberalization have
helped in reducing market distortions and raise welfare.
With Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries becoming
increasingly eager to adopt a proactive approach to improve
migration outcomes, cross-sectoral Bank teams are well
positioned to respond to increasing demand for migration
management systems. Labor mobility has proven to be a
forceful driver of convergence in living standards.
Estimates suggest that gains from the liberalization of
migration could surpass welfare gains from trade
liberalization. Currently, migration represents the main
form of global and regional integration for MENA countries.
In the future, increased labor mobility could foster
regional economic integration, a recognized priority within
the Arab World Initiative (AWI). |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Brodmann, Stefanie Pouget, Yann Gatti, Roberta |
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Brodmann, Stefanie Pouget, Yann Gatti, Roberta |
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Brodmann, Stefanie |
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Labor Mobility in the Middle East and North Africa : Challenges and Opportunities |
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Labor Mobility in the Middle East and North Africa : Challenges and Opportunities |
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Labor Mobility in the Middle East and North Africa : Challenges and Opportunities |
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Labor Mobility in the Middle East and North Africa : Challenges and Opportunities |
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Labor Mobility in the Middle East and North Africa : Challenges and Opportunities |
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labor mobility in the middle east and north africa : challenges and opportunities |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/09/13725029/labor-mobility-middle-east-north-africa-challenges-opportunities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10916 |
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