This chapter reviews the recent theoretical and empirical economic literature on migrants'
remittances. It is divided between a microeconomic section on the determinants of …

Is the brain drain a curse or a boon for develo** countries? This paper reviews what is
known to date about the magnitude of the brain drain from develo** to developed …

For the last few years, the pace of international migration has accelerated. According to the
United Nations (2002), the number of international migrants increased from 154 million to …

This paper analyses the temporary migration decision of workers who are credit constrained.
As observed with data on Tunisia, migrants who invest after returning to their country have …

Until recently, there has been no systematic empirical assessment of the economic impact of
the brain drain. Despite many case studies and anecdotal evidence, the main reason for this …

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Paper 3 048 Targeted Transfers in Poor Countries Revisiting the Tradeoffs and Policy Options …

Abstract We examine two impacts of international emigration on the evolution of the
institutions in the origin countries. The first impact concerns the influence of emigration per …

Based on statistics from the Central bank of Tunisia and on a survey describing Tunisian
workers who have returned from migration, this pape shows that temporary migration has …

We quantify the home country effects of different types of temporary and permanent
migration patterns using a global integrated model for three develo** countries. Our …

Although Malaysia is develo** at a faster rate, it faces to some extent the problem of brain
drain. Since independence in 1957, more than two million people have emigrated. In 2016 …