Browsing by Subject "migration"

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    • Remittances and Poverty in Migrants’ Home Areas: Evidence from the Philippines 
      Martínez Alvear, Claudia; Yang, Dean (Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Economía y Negocios, 2007)
      In many developing countries, remittance receipts from overseas are important supplements to household income. How do these remittance flows affect poverty and inequality in migrants’ home areas? To answer this question, ...
    • The Place Premium: Wage Differences for Identical Workers across the US Border 
      Clemens, Michael; Montenegro Muñoz, Claudio; Pritchett, Lant (Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Economía y Negocios, 2010)
      We estimate the “place premium”—the wage gain that accrues to foreign workers who arrive to work in the United States. First, we estimate the predicted, purchasing-power adjusted wages of people inside and outside the ...