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High-Skilled Migration from Myanmar: Responses to Signals of Political and Economic Stabilization

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dc.contributor.authorGhorpade, Yashodhan
dc.contributor.authorImtiaz, Muhammad Saad
dc.contributor.authorHan, Theingie
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-23T16:34:18Z
dc.date.available2024-08-23T16:34:18Z
dc.date.issued2024-08-21
dc.description.abstractIn recent years, Myanmar has witnessed considerable economic and political instability, leading many young people, particularly the higher-skilled, to consider migrating abroad for improved prospects. This paper employs an innovative method to quantify migration intentions among high-skilled youth by analyzing the take-up of migration at different wage premia. A randomized survey experiment then evaluates how hypothetical political and economic stabilization scenarios impact these intentions. The findings show that 35 percent of the respondents would be willing to take a similar job abroad for pay equal to their current income. Randomization within the survey indicates that political stabilization would potentially reduce high-skilled workers’ desire to migrate by about 15 percent, especially among men, those living in high-conflict areas, and persons with lower absolute income but higher perceived relative income. In contrast, prospects of economic stabilization do not have a significant effect on migration intentions. In the absence of political stability and a reduction in conflict, economic stabilization is unlikely to reduce talent outflows among the young.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099807008212435597/IDU1c61abeb617dba1432319f1913f7b21feed4d
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10878
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/42079
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 10878
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectEMIGRATION
dc.subjectMYANMAR
dc.subjectBRAIN DRAIN
dc.subjectHIGH-SKILLED MIGRATION
dc.subjectCONFLICT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectSDG 11
dc.subjectSDG 8
dc.subjectPEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectSDG 16
dc.subjectDECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.titleHigh-Skilled Migration from Myanmaren
dc.title.subtitleResponses to Signals of Political and Economic Stabilizationen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.crossref.titleHigh-Skilled Migration from Myanmar: Responses to Signals of Political and Economic Stabilization
okr.date.disclosure2024-08-23
okr.date.lastmodified2024-08-21T00:00:00Zen
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10878
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10878
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryMyanmar
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Human Migrations & Resettlements
okr.topicConflict and Development::Conflict and Fragile States
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Wages, Compensation & Benefits
okr.unitHD - E.Asia Director (HEADR)
okr.unitSocial Protection & Labor EAP (HEASP)
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