The Development Impact of a Best Practice Seasonal Worker Policy
Seasonal migration programs are widely used around the world, and are increasingly seen as offering a potential "triple-win"-- benefiting the migrant, sending country, and receiving country. Yet there is a dearth of rigorous evidence as t...
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okr-10986-39702021-04-23T14:02:14Z The Development Impact of a Best Practice Seasonal Worker Policy McKenzie, David Gibson, John AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ALCOHOL ALCOHOLICS ASSET PURCHASE BENEFITS OF MIGRATION BULLETIN CAPITA CONSUMPTION CAPITA EXPENDITURE COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COMMUNITY LEVEL COMMUNITY RELATIONS CONSEQUENCES OF MIGRATION DESCRIPTION DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH GROUP DISSEMINATION DISTRICT LEVEL DIVORCE DURABLE GOODS DWELLING DWELLINGS EARLY CHILDHOOD ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EXCESS DEMAND FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS GLOBAL COMMISSION GLOBAL COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT HEALTH INSURANCE HOME IMPROVEMENT HOUSEHOLD ASSETS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD-LEVEL HOUSEHOLDS HOUSES HOUSING HUSBANDS ILLNESS IMMIGRATION IMPACT ON CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION POLICY INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS JOB OPPORTUNITIES LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LABOR SHORTAGES LABOUR MOBILITY LACK OF INFORMATION LIFE EXPECTANCY MIGRANT MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATION PROCESS MINORITY MOBILITY NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONALS NUMBER OF ADULTS NUMBER OF WORKERS NUTRITION PER CAPITA INCOME PER CAPITA INCOMES PHYSICAL WORK POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POOR PEOPLE POSITIVE EFFECTS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY SCHOOLING RADIO RECREATION REMITTANCE REMITTANCES RURAL AREAS SCHOOL AGE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL ENROLMENT SCHOOL ENROLMENTS SECONDARY ENROLMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL SKILL DEVELOPMENT SKILLED MIGRANTS SKILLED WORKERS SMALL BUSINESS SMALL NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARD DEVIATION STANDARD ERRORS STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE SUBSISTENCE FARMING TELEVISION TEMPORARY MIGRATION TRANSPORTATION TV URBAN AREAS VILLAGES WAGE RATES WAGES WORKFORCE YOUNG CHILDREN Seasonal migration programs are widely used around the world, and are increasingly seen as offering a potential "triple-win"-- benefiting the migrant, sending country, and receiving country. Yet there is a dearth of rigorous evidence as to their development impact, and concerns about whether the time periods involved are too short to realize much in the way of benefits, and whether poorer, less skilled households actually get to participate in such programs. This paper studies the development impacts of a recently introduced seasonal worker program that has been deemed to be "best practice." New Zealand's Recognized Seasonal Employer program was launched in 2007 with an explicit focus on development in the Pacific alongside the aim of benefiting employers at home. A multi-year prospective evaluation allows measurement of the impact of participation in this program on households and communities in Tonga and Vanuatu. Using a matched difference-in-differences analysis based on detailed surveys fielded before, during, and after participation, the authors find that the Recognized Seasonal Employer program has indeed had largely positive development impacts. It has increased income and consumption of households, allowed households to purchase more durable goods, increased the subjective standard of living, and had additional benefits at the community level. It also increased child schooling in Tonga. This should rank it among the most effective development policies evaluated to date. The policy was designed as a best practice example based on lessons elsewhere, and now should serve as a model for other countries to follow. 2012-03-19T18:43:04Z 2012-03-19T18:43:04Z 2010-11-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20101130131212 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3970 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5488 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper East Asia and Pacific Pacific Islands |
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ALCOHOL ALCOHOLICS ASSET PURCHASE BENEFITS OF MIGRATION BULLETIN CAPITA CONSUMPTION CAPITA EXPENDITURE COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COMMUNITY LEVEL COMMUNITY RELATIONS CONSEQUENCES OF MIGRATION DESCRIPTION DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH GROUP DISSEMINATION DISTRICT LEVEL DIVORCE DURABLE GOODS DWELLING DWELLINGS EARLY CHILDHOOD ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EXCESS DEMAND FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS GLOBAL COMMISSION GLOBAL COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT HEALTH INSURANCE HOME IMPROVEMENT HOUSEHOLD ASSETS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD-LEVEL HOUSEHOLDS HOUSES HOUSING HUSBANDS ILLNESS IMMIGRATION IMPACT ON CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION POLICY INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS JOB OPPORTUNITIES LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LABOR SHORTAGES LABOUR MOBILITY LACK OF INFORMATION LIFE EXPECTANCY MIGRANT MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATION PROCESS MINORITY MOBILITY NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONALS NUMBER OF ADULTS NUMBER OF WORKERS NUTRITION PER CAPITA INCOME PER CAPITA INCOMES PHYSICAL WORK POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POOR PEOPLE POSITIVE EFFECTS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY SCHOOLING RADIO RECREATION REMITTANCE REMITTANCES RURAL AREAS SCHOOL AGE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL ENROLMENT SCHOOL ENROLMENTS SECONDARY ENROLMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL SKILL DEVELOPMENT SKILLED MIGRANTS SKILLED WORKERS SMALL BUSINESS SMALL NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARD DEVIATION STANDARD ERRORS STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE SUBSISTENCE FARMING TELEVISION TEMPORARY MIGRATION TRANSPORTATION TV URBAN AREAS VILLAGES WAGE RATES WAGES WORKFORCE YOUNG CHILDREN McKenzie, David Gibson, John The Development Impact of a Best Practice Seasonal Worker Policy |
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Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5488 |
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Seasonal migration programs are widely
used around the world, and are increasingly seen as offering
a potential "triple-win"-- benefiting the migrant,
sending country, and receiving country. Yet there is a
dearth of rigorous evidence as to their development impact,
and concerns about whether the time periods involved are too
short to realize much in the way of benefits, and whether
poorer, less skilled households actually get to participate
in such programs. This paper studies the development impacts
of a recently introduced seasonal worker program that has
been deemed to be "best practice." New
Zealand's Recognized Seasonal Employer program was
launched in 2007 with an explicit focus on development in
the Pacific alongside the aim of benefiting employers at
home. A multi-year prospective evaluation allows measurement
of the impact of participation in this program on households
and communities in Tonga and Vanuatu. Using a matched
difference-in-differences analysis based on detailed surveys
fielded before, during, and after participation, the authors
find that the Recognized Seasonal Employer program has
indeed had largely positive development impacts. It has
increased income and consumption of households, allowed
households to purchase more durable goods, increased the
subjective standard of living, and had additional benefits
at the community level. It also increased child schooling in
Tonga. This should rank it among the most effective
development policies evaluated to date. The policy was
designed as a best practice example based on lessons
elsewhere, and now should serve as a model for other
countries to follow. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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McKenzie, David Gibson, John |
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McKenzie, David Gibson, John |
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McKenzie, David |
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The Development Impact of a Best Practice Seasonal Worker Policy |
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The Development Impact of a Best Practice Seasonal Worker Policy |
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The Development Impact of a Best Practice Seasonal Worker Policy |
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The Development Impact of a Best Practice Seasonal Worker Policy |
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The Development Impact of a Best Practice Seasonal Worker Policy |
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development impact of a best practice seasonal worker policy |
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2012 |
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