Distortions in the international migrant labor market: evidence from Filipino migration and wage responses to destination country economic shocks

D McKenzie, C Theoharides, D Yang - American Economic Journal …, 2014 - aeaweb.org
We use an original panel dataset of migrant departures from the Philippines to identify the
responsiveness of migrant numbers and wages to GDP shocks in destination countries. We …

Manila to Malaysia, Quezon to Qatar: International migration and its effects on origin-country human capital

C Theoharides - Journal of Human Resources, 2018 - jhr.uwpress.org
I estimate the effect of international migration on the human capital of children in the
migrants' origin country. Using administrative data containing all migrant departures from the …

Abundance from abroad: Migrant income and long-run economic development

How does income from international migrant labor affect the long-run development of
migrantorigin areas? We leverage the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis to identify exogenous and …

Unilateral facilitation does not raise international labor migration from the Philippines

EA Beam, D McKenzie, D Yang - … Development and Cultural …, 2016 - journals.uchicago.edu
Significant income gains from migrating from poorer to richer countries have motivated
unilateral (source-country) policies facilitating labor emigration. However, their effectiveness …

The unintended consequences of migration policy on origin-country labor market decisions

C Theoharides - Journal of Development Economics, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to concerns about human trafficking, Japan restricted the flow of Filipino migrants into
performing arts jobs, effectively closing the Philippines' largest migration channel. I exploit …

Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Bangladesh–Systems, curricula, and transition pathways

FA Haolader, KM Foysol, CK Clement - … education and training in times of …, 2017 - Springer
TVET in Bangladesh is gaining recognition as a vital tool for economic development as the
country attempts to attain middle income economy status by 2021. The government is taking …

Immigrants and immigration in India: A fresh approach

B Khadria, P Kumar - Economic and Political Weekly, 2015 - JSTOR
India has been receiving large numbers of immigrants, mostly from the neighbouring
countries of South Asia, and some from other parts of the world, and hence she needs to be …

Leaving poverty behind: A radical proposal for developing Bangladesh through emigration

JW Moses - Development Policy Review, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
This article argues that the most efficient way of developing Bangladesh is to encourage
more emigration. This argument is made in three steps:(i) proposing that 10% of the …

[PDF][PDF] The present status of polytechnic curriculum and student assessment approach in Bangladesh

FA Haolader, DK Paul - Asian journal of management sciences & …, 2013 - academia.edu
Enhancing the quality of Polytechnic graduates is one of the major goals of Bangladesh
Technical Education Board. This paper presents the current status of the Diploma-in …

Complex Interdependence and Security Architecture: Charting Bangladesh-Gulf Ties and Political Engagements

L Yasmin - Regional security in South Asia and the Gulf, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
Despite a topsy-turvy beginning surrounding the politics during the birth of Bangladesh
while fighting its War of Independence in 1971, Bangladesh-Gulf relations hit off positively …