Theoharides, CarolineMcKenzie, DavidYang, Dean2012-04-272012-04-272012-04https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6044The 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.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTINGAVERAGE EDUCATION LEVELAVERAGE MONTHLY WAGEAVERAGE WAGEAVERAGE WAGESBRAIN DRAINBUSINESS CYCLEBUSINESS CYCLESCAREGIVERSCITIZENSCONTRACT LABORCULTURAL CHANGEDEMOCRACYDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICSDEVELOPMENT POLICYDEVELOPMENT STRATEGYDOMESTIC WORKERSECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC SHOCKSECONOMICSELASTICITYELASTICITY OF DEMANDELECTRICIANSEMIGRATIONEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMEMPLOYMENT RATESEXCESS SUPPLYFAMILY MEMBERSFAMILY REUNIFICATIONFAMILY REUNIFICATION POLICIESFEMALE WORKERSFINANCIAL CRISISFINDING WORKFLOWS OF MIGRANTSFOREIGN LABORFOREIGN WORKERSGDPGLOBAL DEVELOPMENTGOVERNMENT POLICIESGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHIGH WAGEHIGH WAGESHOST COUNTRIESHOST COUNTRYHOUSEHOLD WORKIMMIGRANTIMMIGRANTSIMMIGRATIONIMMIGRATION RULESINCOMEINTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MIGRATIONINTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONINTERNATIONAL MARKETINTERNATIONAL MIGRANTINTERNATIONAL MIGRATIONINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION FLOWSJOBSLABOR ADJUSTMENTLABOR CONTRACTSLABOR DEMANDLABOR DEMAND CURVELABOR FORCELABOR FORCESLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENTLABOR MARKETSLABOR MOVEMENTSLABOR OFFICESLABOR SUPPLYLABORERSM1M2MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSMANPOWERMARITAL STATUSMARKET WAGESMENTAL ABUSEMIGRANT FLOWSMIGRANT LABORMIGRANT ORIGINMIGRANT REMITTANCESMIGRANT WORKERMIGRANT WORKERSMIGRATION FLOWSMIGRATION POLICYMINIMUM WAGEMINIMUM WAGESNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTNUMBER OF MIGRANTSNURSESOCCUPATIONPERMANENT MIGRATIONPOLICY CHANGEPOLICY DISCUSSIONSPOLICY RESEARCHPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERPREVAILING WAGE RATEPRIVATE RECRUITMENT AGENCIESPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENTPRODUCTION WORKERSPROGRESSPUBLIC POLICYQUOTASREAL GDPREAL WAGESRECRUITMENT PROCESSREMITTANCESRESPECTSEASONAL WORKERSSERVICE SECTORSEXSKILL CATEGORIESSKILL GROUPSSKILL LEVELSKILL LEVELSSKILLED MIGRANTSSKILLED OCCUPATIONSSKILLED WORKERSSUPPLY CURVETEMPORARY WORKTEMPORARY WORKERSURBAN AREASVULNERABILITYWAGE ADJUSTMENTWAGE FLOORSWAGE GAINSWAGE INCREASEWAGE PREMIUMWORK CONTRACTSWORKERWORKERSWORKING CONDITIONSWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-6041