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Unilateral Facilitation Does Not Raise International Labor Migration from the Philippines

dc.contributor.author Beam, Emily
dc.contributor.author McKenzie, David
dc.contributor.author Yang, Dean
dc.date.accessioned 2014-02-05T15:31:29Z
dc.date.available 2014-02-05T15:31:29Z
dc.date.issued 2013-11
dc.description.abstract Significant income gains from migrating from poorer to richer countries have motivated unilateral (source-country) policies facilitating labor emigration. However, their effectiveness is unknown. The authors conducted a large-scale randomized experiment in the Philippines testing the impact of unilaterally facilitating international labor migration. The most intensive treatment doubled the rate of job offers but had no identifiable effect on international labor migration. Even the highest overseas job-search rate that was induced (22 percent) falls far short of the share initially expressing interest in migrating (34 percent). The paper concludes that unilateral migration facilitation will at most induce a trickle, not a flood, of additional emigration. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/11/18479589/unilateral-facilitation-not-raise-international-labor-migration-philippines
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16925
dc.language English
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6689
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS
dc.subject ASSET OWNERSHIP
dc.subject ATTRITION
dc.subject BANK
dc.subject BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
dc.subject BENEFITS OF MIGRATION
dc.subject BIASES
dc.subject CASH REMITTANCES
dc.subject CITIZENS
dc.subject COOPERATION
dc.subject CREDIT
dc.subject CREDIT MARKET
dc.subject DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subject DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subject DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS
dc.subject ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
dc.subject ECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subject ECONOMICS
dc.subject EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subject EFFECTS
dc.subject EMIGRANTS
dc.subject EMIGRATION
dc.subject EMPLOYER
dc.subject EMPLOYERS
dc.subject ENROLLMENT
dc.subject EQUILIBRIUM UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subject EXCHANGE RATES
dc.subject EXTENDED FAMILY
dc.subject FACILITATION
dc.subject FAMILIES
dc.subject FAMILY OBLIGATIONS
dc.subject FEE
dc.subject FEES
dc.subject FINANCE
dc.subject FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subject FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject FINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subject FINANCING
dc.subject GENDER
dc.subject GOVERNMENT POLICY
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD INVESTMENTS
dc.subject HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject HUMAN MIGRATION
dc.subject IMMIGRANTS
dc.subject IMMIGRATION
dc.subject IMMIGRATION POLICIES
dc.subject IMMIGRATION POLICY
dc.subject IMPERFECT INFORMATION
dc.subject INCENTIVES
dc.subject INEQUALITY
dc.subject INFORMAL ECONOMY
dc.subject INFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subject INNOVATIONS
dc.subject INTEREST
dc.subject INTERNAL MIGRATION
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION
dc.subject INVESTMENT
dc.subject JOB
dc.subject JOB FAIRS
dc.subject JOB OFFER
dc.subject JOB OFFERS
dc.subject JOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject JOB SEARCH
dc.subject JOBS
dc.subject KNOWLEDGE
dc.subject LABOR
dc.subject LABOR DEMAND
dc.subject LABOR MARKET
dc.subject LABOR MIGRANTS
dc.subject LABOR MIGRATION
dc.subject LABOUR
dc.subject LEGAL BARRIERS
dc.subject LENDER
dc.subject LOAN
dc.subject LOANS
dc.subject MANAGEMENT
dc.subject MANPOWER
dc.subject MICRO-FINANCE
dc.subject MICROFINANCE
dc.subject MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION
dc.subject MIGRANT
dc.subject MIGRANT LABOR
dc.subject MIGRANT REMITTANCES
dc.subject MIGRANT WORKER
dc.subject MIGRANT-SENDING COUNTRIES
dc.subject MIGRANTS
dc.subject MIGRATION
dc.subject MIGRATION POLICY
dc.subject MIGRATION PROCESS
dc.subject MINIMUM WAGES
dc.subject MINORITY
dc.subject OCCUPATION
dc.subject ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject OUTCOMES
dc.subject PAYMENTS
dc.subject PEOPLE
dc.subject POLICIES
dc.subject POLICY
dc.subject POLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subject POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subject POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subject POLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subject POPULATION
dc.subject POSTERS
dc.subject POTENTIAL MIGRANTS
dc.subject PREVIOUS RESULTS
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject PROGRESS
dc.subject PROVISION OF INFORMATION
dc.subject PUBLIC POLICY
dc.subject REAL WAGES
dc.subject RECEIPT
dc.subject REMITTANCES
dc.subject RICHER COUNTRIES
dc.subject RISK
dc.subject RISKS
dc.subject RURAL AREAS
dc.subject SAVINGS
dc.subject SEARCH COSTS
dc.subject SEASONAL WORKERS
dc.subject SECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subject SECONDARY SCHOOLING
dc.subject SOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subject SUBSIDY
dc.subject SUPPLY
dc.subject TEMPORARY MIGRATION
dc.subject TEMPORARY WORKER
dc.subject THEORY
dc.subject TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject URBAN AREAS
dc.subject VALUE
dc.subject VOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subject WAGE RATES
dc.subject WOMEN
dc.subject WORK EXPERIENCE
dc.subject WORKERS
dc.title Unilateral Facilitation Does Not Raise International Labor Migration from the Philippines en
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea Jobs
okr.date.disclosure 2013-11-01
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/11/18479589/unilateral-facilitation-not-raise-international-labor-migration-philippines
okr.globalpractice Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice Social Protection and Labor
okr.globalpractice Finance and Markets
okr.globalpractice Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.identifier.doi 10.1596/1813-9450-6689
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000158349_20131105160547
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 18479589
okr.identifier.report WPS6689
okr.language.supported en
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okr.region.administrative East Asia and Pacific
okr.region.country Philippines
okr.topic Finance and Financial Sector Development :: Access to Finance
okr.topic Social Development :: Voluntary and Involuntary Resettlement
okr.topic Social Protections and Labor :: Labor Markets
okr.topic Social Protections and Labor :: Labor Policies
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population :: Population Policies
okr.unit Finance and Private Sector Development Team, Development Research Group
okr.volume 1 of 1
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