Date Published:
Jun 01, 2009
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Code:
DP 2009-32

The purpose of the paper was to summarize studies identifying the causes and effects of Philippine international labor migration and remittances and to highlight research gaps. Literature and reliability of findings that explore the many facets and implications of the social and economic impacts of international labor migration and remittances were assessed and reviewed. Impacts on education, health, family cohesion, fertility, and demographic distributions, as well as on consumption and investment, and poverty and inequality, were highlighted. The paper argued that understanding the social and economic impact of international labor migration and remittances is complex and an interdisciplinary research is needed to appropriately define the scope of its impact. To move our understanding of the issues forward, in-depth analyses using better specifications, estimation procedures, and data are necessary.

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This publication has been cited 5 times

In other Publications
  1. Nepote, Daniela and Roberta Ricucci. 2011. Banks meet immigrants: A new actor fostering socio-economic integration?. ERSA conference papers ersa10p552. European Regional Science Association.
  2. Orbeta, Aniceto Jr. C. and Kathrina G. Gonzales. 2013. Managing international labor migration in ASEAN: Themes from a six-country study. Discussion Papers DP 2013-26. Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
  3. Orbeta, Aniceto, Jr. and Kathrina Gonzales. 2013. Managing international labor migration in ASEAN : Themes from a six-country study. Governance Working Papers 23422. East Asian Bureau of Economic Research.
In the Media
  1. Chanco, Boo. 2018. Our two economic legs. Philippine Star.
  2. Coca-Cola. 2020. This brand is providing economic opportunities for repatriated balikbayans. ABS-CBN.


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