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Building Partnerships for Effectively Managing Labor Migration: Lessons from Asian Countries
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2019-04-15)
This report analyzes labor migration trends in Asia and emphasizes the importance of partnerships to promote effective labor migration management. It addresses temporary migrant worker programs, focusing on the Republic of Korea’s Employment Permit ...
Accelerating progress: An empowered, inclusive and equal Asia and the Pacific
(Asian Development Bank, 2019-03-15)
Accelerating progress: An empowered, inclusive and equal Asia and the Pacific is the thematic report of the Asia-Pacific SDG partnership for 2019. Reflecting on the theme of the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development, it is designed to inform ...
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Repercussions of Negatively Selective Migration for the Behavior of Non-migrants when Preferences are Social
(Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, 2019-08-09)We study how the work effort and output of non-migrants in a village economy are affected when a member of the village population migrates. Given that individuals dislike low relative income, and that migration modifies the social space of the non-migrants, ... -
Remitting Desire: Trans-Pacific Migration, Returns and Imaginaries in Vietnam
(ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, 2019-07-19)The catalyst for capitalist growth in Vietnam—often dubbed Asia’s next Tiger economy1—is frequently ascribed to market reforms starting in 1986 and subsequent foreign investment flows. But diaspora capital sent from abroad has also contributed significantly ... -
Totalisation/Portability of Social Security Benefits: Imperatives for Global Action
(Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, 2019-06-30)The relative importance of migrant workers has been increasing in the world economy. Conscious of their growing numbers, the migrant-receiving and migrant sending countries have agreed to grant social security benefits to migrant workers and their ... -
International Migration and Remittance Effects on the School Enrollment of Children Staying Behind: Evidence from Tajikistan
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2019-06-15)This paper explores the impact of international migration on school enrollment of children staying behind in Tajikistan, by using data from a large nationally representative household survey. The methodology employed is a switching probit model that ... -
Advancing Non-Traditional Security Governance Through Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2019-06-15)Non-traditional security (NTS) issues continue to threaten the well-being of nations and communities in Asia and around the world. National governments alone cannot solve the multifaceted problems associated with NTS, ranging from climate change and ... -
Targeted Cash Transfers, Credit Constraints, and Ethnic Migration in the People’s Republic of China
(Asian Development Bank, 2019-04-15)This paper relies on recent proprietary data from the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) poor rural minority areas to examine the importance of credit constraints on internal labor migration. Specifically, a liquidity shock via the PRC’s minimum living ... -
Building Partnerships for Effectively Managing Labor Migration: Lessons from Asian Countries
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2019-04-15)This report analyzes labor migration trends in Asia and emphasizes the importance of partnerships to promote effective labor migration management. It addresses temporary migrant worker programs, focusing on the Republic of Korea’s Employment Permit ... -
Energy Outlook and Energy Saving Potential in East Asia 2019
(Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2019-03-15)The structure of this report is like the earlier editions because of the application of similar methodology. However, one important accomplishment of this study is the development of energy efficiency targets for the countries that did not have targets ... -
Accelerating progress: An empowered, inclusive and equal Asia and the Pacific
(Asian Development Bank, 2019-03-15)Accelerating progress: An empowered, inclusive and equal Asia and the Pacific is the thematic report of the Asia-Pacific SDG partnership for 2019. Reflecting on the theme of the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development, it is designed to inform ... -
Asian Development Review: Volume 36
(Asian Development Bank, 2019-03-15)The Asian Development Review is a professional journal for disseminating the results of economic and development research relevant to Asia. The journal seeks high-quality papers done in an empirically rigorous way. Articles are intended for readership ...