Labor Mobility in the Middle East and North Africa : Challenges and Opportunities

Brodmann, Stefanie; Pouget, Yann; Gatti, Roberta

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collection.link.189	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/9420
collection.name.189	MENA Knowledge & Learning
dc.contributor.author	Brodmann, Stefanie
dc.contributor.author	Pouget, Yann
dc.contributor.author	Gatti, Roberta
dc.date.accessioned	2012-08-13T13:32:37Z
dc.date.available	2012-08-13T13:32:37Z
dc.date.issued	2010-09
dc.date.lastModified	2021-04-23T14:02:53Z
dc.description.abstract	Increased labor mobility bears large potential benefits for human development and poverty reduction through various channels including more competitive global labor markets and increased efficiency in the matching of skills supply and demand. Bank support for enhanced and better managed migration can complement broader efforts to reduce poverty and promote human development, similarly to how Bank projects on trade liberalization have helped in reducing market distortions and raise welfare. With Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries becoming increasingly eager to adopt a proactive approach to improve migration outcomes, cross-sectoral Bank teams are well positioned to respond to increasing demand for migration management systems. Labor mobility has proven to be a forceful driver of convergence in living standards. Estimates suggest that gains from the liberalization of migration could surpass welfare gains from trade liberalization. Currently, migration represents the main form of global and regional integration for MENA countries. In the future, increased labor mobility could foster regional economic integration, a recognized priority within the Arab World Initiative (AWI).	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/09/13725029/labor-mobility-middle-east-north-africa-challenges-opportunities
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10916
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	MENA Knowledge and Learning Quick Notes Series; No. 30
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	BRAIN DRAIN
dc.subject	CITIZENS
dc.subject	COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
dc.subject	COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
dc.subject	CRISES
dc.subject	DEMOGRAPHIC IMBALANCES
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subject	DIASPORA
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subject	EFFICIENCY OF LABOR
dc.subject	EMIGRANTS
dc.subject	EMIGRATION
dc.subject	EMPLOYABILITY
dc.subject	EXPATRIATE WORKERS
dc.subject	FOREIGN LABOR
dc.subject	FOREIGN WORKERS
dc.subject	FUTURE LABOR
dc.subject	HOME COUNTRIES
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	HUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subject	IMMIGRANT
dc.subject	IMMIGRATION
dc.subject	IMMIGRATION COUNTRIES
dc.subject	INNOVATION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION
dc.subject	INVENTORY
dc.subject	JOBS
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject	LABOR MIGRANTS
dc.subject	LABOR MIGRATION
dc.subject	LABOR MOBILITY
dc.subject	LABOR SUPPLY
dc.subject	LABOUR
dc.subject	LABOUR MOBILITY
dc.subject	LEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	LIVING STANDARDS
dc.subject	MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
dc.subject	MIGRANT
dc.subject	MIGRANT WORKERS
dc.subject	MIGRANTS
dc.subject	MIGRATION
dc.subject	MIGRATION POLICIES
dc.subject	MIGRATION POLICY
dc.subject	MIGRATION PROCESS
dc.subject	POPULATION SIZE
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	REMITTANCES
dc.subject	RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	SKILL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SKILLED WORKERS
dc.subject	SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subject	SOCIAL PROTECTION MECHANISMS
dc.subject	TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	TEMPORARY MIGRATION
dc.subject	TEMPORARY WORKERS
dc.subject	TRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	WORKFORCE
dc.title	Labor Mobility in the Middle East and North Africa : Challenges and Opportunities	en
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea	Jobs
okr.date.disclosure	2011-02-04
okr.doctype	Publications & Research :: Brief
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/09/13725029/labor-mobility-middle-east-north-africa-challenges-opportunities
okr.globalpractice	Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice	Social Protection and Labor
okr.globalpractice	Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.googlescholar.linkpresent	yes
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	000333038_20110204021615
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	13725029
okr.identifier.report	59406
okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2011/02/04/000333038_20110204021615/Rendered/PDF/594060BRI0Quic10Box358280B01PUBLIC1.pdf	en
okr.region.administrative	Middle East and North Africa
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population :: Population Policies
okr.topic	Social Protections and Labor :: Labor Policies
okr.topic	Social Protections and Labor :: Labor Markets
okr.topic	Human Migrations and Resettlements
okr.topic	Social Development :: Voluntary and Involuntary Resettlement
okr.topic	Communities and Human Settlements
okr.unit	Human Development Group (MNSHD)
okr.volume	1 of 1

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