Development through Seasonal Worker Programs : The Case of New Zealand's RSE Program
Seasonal worker programs are increasingly seen as offering the potential to be part of international development policy. New Zealand's Recognised Seasonal Employer program is one of the first and most prominent of programs designed with this p...
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okr-10986-183562021-04-23T14:03:46Z Development through Seasonal Worker Programs : The Case of New Zealand's RSE Program Gibson, John McKenzie, David ATTRITION AVERAGE WAGE BUSINESS CYCLE BUSINESS CYCLE CONDITIONS CASUAL WORKERS CONTRACT LABOR DIASPORA DISCUSSIONS DISPLACEMENT DISPLACEMENT EFFECT DISSERTATIONS EARNING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT STATUS FOREIGN WORKERS HEALTH INSURANCE HIGHER INCOMES HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD WEALTH INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION JOB OPPORTUNITIES JOB SEARCH JOBS LABOR DEMAND LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS LABOR MARKET EXPERIENCE LABOR MOBILITY LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR SUPPLY LABOR UNIONS LABOUR LABOUR MARKET LABOUR MOBILITY LABOUR SHORTAGES LOCAL EMPLOYERS MALE WORKERS MIGRANT LABOR MIGRANT WORKERS MINIMUM WAGE OCCUPATIONS OPEN ACCESS PAPERS PRIVATE SECTOR PROCESS EVALUATION PRODUCTIVITY GAINS SCREENING SEASONAL LABOR SEASONAL WORKERS SKILL LEVELS SKILLED WORKERS SMALL BUSINESS SMALLER NUMBER SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SCIENCES SUPPLY CHAIN TEMPORARY WORK TEMPORARY WORKER TEMPORARY WORKERS TRAINING COSTS UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT WORK IN PROGRESS WORK PERMITS WORK PROGRAM WORK SAFETY WORKER WORKERS WORKING WORKPLACE Seasonal worker programs are increasingly seen as offering the potential to be part of international development policy. New Zealand's Recognised Seasonal Employer program is one of the first and most prominent of programs designed with this perspective. This paper provides a detailed examination of this policy through the first six seasons. This includes the important role of policy facilitation measures taken by governments and aid agencies. The evolution of the program in terms of worker numbers is discussed, along with new data on the (high) degree of circularity in worker movements, and new data on (very low) worker overstay rates. There appears to have been little displacement of New Zealand workers, and new data show Recognised Seasonal Employer workers to be more productive than local labor and that workers appear to gain productivity as they return for subsequent seasons. The program has also benefitted the migrants participating in the program, with increases in per capita incomes, expenditure, savings, and subjective well-being. Taken together, this evidence suggests that the program is largely living up to its promise of a "triple win" for migrants, their sending countries in the Pacific, and New Zealand. 2014-05-15T18:23:27Z 2014-05-15T18:23:27Z 2014-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/18863965/development-through-seasonal-worker-programs-case-new-zealands-rse-program http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18356 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6762 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific New Zealand |
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ATTRITION AVERAGE WAGE BUSINESS CYCLE BUSINESS CYCLE CONDITIONS CASUAL WORKERS CONTRACT LABOR DIASPORA DISCUSSIONS DISPLACEMENT DISPLACEMENT EFFECT DISSERTATIONS EARNING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT STATUS FOREIGN WORKERS HEALTH INSURANCE HIGHER INCOMES HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD WEALTH INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION JOB OPPORTUNITIES JOB SEARCH JOBS LABOR DEMAND LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS LABOR MARKET EXPERIENCE LABOR MOBILITY LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR SUPPLY LABOR UNIONS LABOUR LABOUR MARKET LABOUR MOBILITY LABOUR SHORTAGES LOCAL EMPLOYERS MALE WORKERS MIGRANT LABOR MIGRANT WORKERS MINIMUM WAGE OCCUPATIONS OPEN ACCESS PAPERS PRIVATE SECTOR PROCESS EVALUATION PRODUCTIVITY GAINS SCREENING SEASONAL LABOR SEASONAL WORKERS SKILL LEVELS SKILLED WORKERS SMALL BUSINESS SMALLER NUMBER SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SCIENCES SUPPLY CHAIN TEMPORARY WORK TEMPORARY WORKER TEMPORARY WORKERS TRAINING COSTS UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT WORK IN PROGRESS WORK PERMITS WORK PROGRAM WORK SAFETY WORKER WORKERS WORKING WORKPLACE |
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ATTRITION AVERAGE WAGE BUSINESS CYCLE BUSINESS CYCLE CONDITIONS CASUAL WORKERS CONTRACT LABOR DIASPORA DISCUSSIONS DISPLACEMENT DISPLACEMENT EFFECT DISSERTATIONS EARNING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT STATUS FOREIGN WORKERS HEALTH INSURANCE HIGHER INCOMES HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD WEALTH INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION JOB OPPORTUNITIES JOB SEARCH JOBS LABOR DEMAND LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS LABOR MARKET EXPERIENCE LABOR MOBILITY LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR SUPPLY LABOR UNIONS LABOUR LABOUR MARKET LABOUR MOBILITY LABOUR SHORTAGES LOCAL EMPLOYERS MALE WORKERS MIGRANT LABOR MIGRANT WORKERS MINIMUM WAGE OCCUPATIONS OPEN ACCESS PAPERS PRIVATE SECTOR PROCESS EVALUATION PRODUCTIVITY GAINS SCREENING SEASONAL LABOR SEASONAL WORKERS SKILL LEVELS SKILLED WORKERS SMALL BUSINESS SMALLER NUMBER SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SCIENCES SUPPLY CHAIN TEMPORARY WORK TEMPORARY WORKER TEMPORARY WORKERS TRAINING COSTS UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT WORK IN PROGRESS WORK PERMITS WORK PROGRAM WORK SAFETY WORKER WORKERS WORKING WORKPLACE Gibson, John McKenzie, David Development through Seasonal Worker Programs : The Case of New Zealand's RSE Program |
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Seasonal worker programs are
increasingly seen as offering the potential to be part of
international development policy. New Zealand's
Recognised Seasonal Employer program is one of the first and
most prominent of programs designed with this perspective.
This paper provides a detailed examination of this policy
through the first six seasons. This includes the important
role of policy facilitation measures taken by governments
and aid agencies. The evolution of the program in terms of
worker numbers is discussed, along with new data on the
(high) degree of circularity in worker movements, and new
data on (very low) worker overstay rates. There appears to
have been little displacement of New Zealand workers, and
new data show Recognised Seasonal Employer workers to be
more productive than local labor and that workers appear to
gain productivity as they return for subsequent seasons. The
program has also benefitted the migrants participating in
the program, with increases in per capita incomes,
expenditure, savings, and subjective well-being. Taken
together, this evidence suggests that the program is largely
living up to its promise of a "triple win" for
migrants, their sending countries in the Pacific, and New Zealand. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Gibson, John McKenzie, David |
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Gibson, John McKenzie, David |
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Gibson, John |
| title |
Development through Seasonal Worker Programs : The Case of New Zealand's RSE Program |
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Development through Seasonal Worker Programs : The Case of New Zealand's RSE Program |
| title_full |
Development through Seasonal Worker Programs : The Case of New Zealand's RSE Program |
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Development through Seasonal Worker Programs : The Case of New Zealand's RSE Program |
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Development through Seasonal Worker Programs : The Case of New Zealand's RSE Program |
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development through seasonal worker programs : the case of new zealand's rse program |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/18863965/development-through-seasonal-worker-programs-case-new-zealands-rse-program http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18356 |
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