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

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dc.contributor.authorTheoharides, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorMcKenzie, David
dc.contributor.authorYang, Dean
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-27T07:44:29Z
dc.date.available2012-04-27T07:44:29Z
dc.date.issued2012-04
dc.description.abstractThe 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 migrant numbers to gross domestic product shocks at destination, but no significant wage response. This is consistent with binding minimum wages for migrant labor. This result implies that labor market imperfections that make international migration attractive also make migrant flows more sensitive to global business cycles. Difference-in-differences analysis of a minimum wage change for maids confirms that minimum wages bind and demand is price sensitive without these distortions.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16234947/distortions-international-migrant-labor-market-evidence-filipino-migration-wage-responses-destination-country-economic-shocks
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6041
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6044
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper ; No. 6041
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAVERAGE EDUCATION LEVEL
dc.subjectAVERAGE MONTHLY WAGE
dc.subjectAVERAGE WAGE
dc.subjectAVERAGE WAGES
dc.subjectBRAIN DRAIN
dc.subjectBUSINESS CYCLE
dc.subjectBUSINESS CYCLES
dc.subjectCAREGIVERS
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCONTRACT LABOR
dc.subjectCULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subjectDOMESTIC WORKERS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectELASTICITY OF DEMAND
dc.subjectELECTRICIANS
dc.subjectEMIGRATION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectEXCESS SUPPLY
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFAMILY REUNIFICATION
dc.subjectFAMILY REUNIFICATION POLICIES
dc.subjectFEMALE WORKERS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFINDING WORK
dc.subjectFLOWS OF MIGRANTS
dc.subjectFOREIGN LABOR
dc.subjectFOREIGN WORKERS
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHIGH WAGE
dc.subjectHIGH WAGES
dc.subjectHOST COUNTRIES
dc.subjectHOST COUNTRY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WORK
dc.subjectIMMIGRANT
dc.subjectIMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION RULES
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKET
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRANT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION FLOWS
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLABOR ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectLABOR CONTRACTS
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND CURVE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR MOVEMENTS
dc.subjectLABOR OFFICES
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLABORERS
dc.subjectM1
dc.subjectM2
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMANPOWER
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectMARKET WAGES
dc.subjectMENTAL ABUSE
dc.subjectMIGRANT FLOWS
dc.subjectMIGRANT LABOR
dc.subjectMIGRANT ORIGIN
dc.subjectMIGRANT REMITTANCES
dc.subjectMIGRANT WORKER
dc.subjectMIGRANT WORKERS
dc.subjectMIGRATION FLOWS
dc.subjectMIGRATION POLICY
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGE
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGES
dc.subjectNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectNUMBER OF MIGRANTS
dc.subjectNURSES
dc.subjectOCCUPATION
dc.subjectPERMANENT MIGRATION
dc.subjectPOLICY CHANGE
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPREVAILING WAGE RATE
dc.subjectPRIVATE RECRUITMENT AGENCIES
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPRODUCTION WORKERS
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectQUOTAS
dc.subjectREAL GDP
dc.subjectREAL WAGES
dc.subjectRECRUITMENT PROCESS
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectSEASONAL WORKERS
dc.subjectSERVICE SECTOR
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSKILL CATEGORIES
dc.subjectSKILL GROUPS
dc.subjectSKILL LEVEL
dc.subjectSKILL LEVELS
dc.subjectSKILLED MIGRANTS
dc.subjectSKILLED OCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSUPPLY CURVE
dc.subjectTEMPORARY WORK
dc.subjectTEMPORARY WORKERS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectWAGE ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectWAGE FLOORS
dc.subjectWAGE GAINS
dc.subjectWAGE INCREASE
dc.subjectWAGE PREMIUM
dc.subjectWORK CONTRACTS
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKING CONDITIONS
dc.titleDistortions in the International Migrant Labor Market : Evidence from Filipino Migration and Wage Responses to Destination Country Economic Shocksen
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okr.crossref.titleDistortions in the International Migrant Labor Market: Evidence from Filipino Migration and Wage Responses to Destination Country Economic Shocks
okr.date.disclosure2012-04-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:00:48.501170Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16234947/distortions-international-migrant-labor-market-evidence-filipino-migration-wage-responses-destination-country-economic-shocks
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6041
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryPhilippines
okr.region.geographicalSoutheast Asia
okr.relation.associatedurlhttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/17922
okr.sectorFinance :: General finance sector
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::International Migration
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.unitDECRG: Finance & Priv Sec Devt (DECFP)
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