Distortions in the International Migrant Labor Market : Evidence from Filipino Migration and Wage Responses to Destination Country Economic Shocks

Distortions in the International Migrant Labor Market : Evidence from Filipino Migration and Wage Responses to Destination Country Economic Shocks

The authors use an original panel dataset of migrant departures from the Philippines to identify the responsiveness of migrant numbers and wages to gross domestic product shocks in destination countries. They find a large significant elasticity of...

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Main Authors: McKenzie, David, Theoharides, Caroline, Yang, Dean
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCOUNTING
AVERAGE EDUCATION LEVEL
AVERAGE MONTHLY WAGE
AVERAGE WAGE
AVERAGE WAGES
BRAIN DRAIN
BUSINESS CYCLE
BUSINESS CYCLES
CAREGIVERS
CITIZENS
CONTRACT LABOR
CULTURAL CHANGE
DEMOCRACY
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
DOMESTIC WORKERS
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
ECONOMICS
ELASTICITY
ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
ELECTRICIANS
EMIGRATION
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
EMPLOYMENT RATES
EXCESS SUPPLY
FAMILY MEMBERS
FAMILY REUNIFICATION
FAMILY REUNIFICATION POLICIES
FEMALE WORKERS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINDING WORK
FLOWS OF MIGRANTS
FOREIGN LABOR
FOREIGN WORKERS
GDP
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HIGH WAGE
HIGH WAGES
HOST COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRY
HOUSEHOLD WORK
IMMIGRANT
IMMIGRANTS
IMMIGRATION
IMMIGRATION RULES
INCOME
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
INTERNATIONAL MARKET
INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION FLOWS
JOBS
LABOR ADJUSTMENT
LABOR CONTRACTS
LABOR DEMAND
LABOR DEMAND CURVE
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCES
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENT
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR MOVEMENTS
LABOR OFFICES
LABOR SUPPLY
LABORERS
M1
M2
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
MANPOWER
MARITAL STATUS
MARKET WAGES
MENTAL ABUSE
MIGRANT FLOWS
MIGRANT LABOR
MIGRANT ORIGIN
MIGRANT REMITTANCES
MIGRANT WORKER
MIGRANT WORKERS
MIGRATION FLOWS
MIGRATION POLICY
MINIMUM WAGE
MINIMUM WAGES
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NUMBER OF MIGRANTS
NURSES
OCCUPATION
PERMANENT MIGRATION
POLICY CHANGE
POLICY DISCUSSIONS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
PREVAILING WAGE RATE
PRIVATE RECRUITMENT AGENCIES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PRODUCTION WORKERS
PROGRESS
PUBLIC POLICY
QUOTAS
REAL GDP
REAL WAGES
RECRUITMENT PROCESS
REMITTANCES
RESPECT
SEASONAL WORKERS
SERVICE SECTOR
SEX
SKILL CATEGORIES
SKILL GROUPS
SKILL LEVEL
SKILL LEVELS
SKILLED MIGRANTS
SKILLED OCCUPATIONS
SKILLED WORKERS
SUPPLY CURVE
TEMPORARY WORK
TEMPORARY WORKERS
URBAN AREAS
VULNERABILITY
WAGE ADJUSTMENT
WAGE FLOORS
WAGE GAINS
WAGE INCREASE
WAGE PREMIUM
WORK CONTRACTS
WORKER
WORKERS
WORKING CONDITIONS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16234947/distortions-international-migrant-labor-market-evidence-filipino-migration-wage-responses-destination-country-economic-shocks
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6044

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16234947/distortions-international-migrant-labor-market-evidence-filipino-migration-wage-responses-destination-country-economic-shocks
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6044

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