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Managed Labor Migration in Afghanistan: Experience and Evidence with International Afghan Labor Mobility at Macro Level

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dc.contributor.authorGarrote Sanchez, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-30T21:44:23Z
dc.date.available2018-01-30T21:44:23Z
dc.date.issued2018-01
dc.description.abstractMigration in Afghanistan has been a relevant phenomenon during the last several decades, driven by a complex combination of protracted conflict, food insecurity, natural disasters, and socioeconomic factors. Around 4.8 million Afghan currently live abroad, most of them in neighboring Iran and Pakistan. While prior migration waves consisted of refugees to a large extent, in the last decade economic migrants have been increasingly prevalent, not only to Iran but also to Gulf Cooperation Council and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries. Due to the lack of formal mechanisms for migration, however, the vast majority of flows have an irregular nature. As a consequence, official statistics vastly underestimate the value of remittances at 1.7 percent of GDP, while analysis that includes informal channels raise this figure by up to 10 times. Overall, although a relatively small share of families benefits from remittances, they provide a vital source of income and act as a buffer against income shocks.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/372041516914479202/Managed-labor-migration-in-Afghanistan-experience-and-evidence-with-international-Afghan-labor-mobility-at-macro-level
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/29277
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/29277
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MOBILITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectMIGRANT LABOR
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.titleManaged Labor Migration in Afghanistanen
dc.title.subtitleExperience and Evidence with International Afghan Labor Mobility at Macro Levelen
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dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleManaged Labor Migration in Afghanistan
okr.date.disclosure2018-01-25
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/372041516914479202/Managed-labor-migration-in-Afghanistan-experience-and-evidence-with-international-Afghan-labor-mobility-at-macro-level
okr.guid372041516914479202
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/29277
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b0855b3d5c_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum29537258
okr.identifier.report122981
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/372041516914479202/pdf/122981-WP-P158055-PUBLIC-MLMAaFINALsinglepagesonline.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryAfghanistan
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Improving labor markets
okr.topicConflict and Development::Conflict and Fragile States
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::International Migration
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Remittances
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Migration and Development
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.unitSocial Protection & Labor SAR (GSP06)
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