Migration of skilled workers
- Migration and brain drain may not be as bad as previously theorised
- F. Docquier; H. Rapoport / World Bank, 2004
- This paper examines the consequences of skilled migration for developing countries. The authors first present new evidence on the magnitude of migration of skilled workers at the international level and then discuss its direct and ind...
- Ensuring teacher recruitment is not detrimental to national education systems
- Commonwealth Secretariat, 2004
- This document provides the full text of the Commonwealth teacher recruitment Protocol, adopted by Ministers of Education on September 1st, 2004. The Protocol aims to balance the rights of teachers to migrate internationally, on a temp...
- Impacts of teacher migration
- A. Sives; W.J. Morgan; S. Appleton / Centre for Comparative Education Research, University of Nottingham, 2004
- This paper highlights the importance of the role of teachers in developing countries not only as educational leaders, but also in recognising their contribution to wider community and national development. The paper argues that the mi...
- Views on aid, institutions and globalisations from World Bank conference
- Adapting to Change [The World Bank Group], 2004
- This report presents numerous papers from the Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics, held in June 2002, in Oslo, Norway. The report contains papers on aid, institutions and globalization, providing a general ove...
- Managing migration optimally for the benefit of all
- P. Martin / Copenhagen Consensus, 2004
- Many countries receiving migrants are attempting to manage immigration by discouraging potential migrants through tighter controls and restrictions of benefits. This paper argues that this is not an optimal solution. Rather, the overa...
- Compensating the costs of health worker migration for developing countries
- B. Stilwell / Human Resources for Health, 2003
- It is estimated that in 2000 almost 175 million people, or 2.9% of the world's population, were living outside their country of birth. Medical practitioners and nurses represent a small proportion of highly skilled workers who migrate...
- Circulation of skills to turn the brain drain into a win-win situation
- P. Wickramasekara / International Migration Branch, ILO, 2003
- This paper looks at different possible policy responses to the emigration of highly skilled persons from developing countries (the brain drain) with the goal of minimising its adverse effects and promoting the sharing of gains between...
- How will Arab labor migration be affected by population and employment trends in the GCC?
- M. Girgis / Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES), Egypt, 2002
- The paper reviews the population and labor migration record of the Gulf Countries Council (GCC). The paper develops a set of four alternative scenarios regarding the prospects of Arab labor migration to the region. A review and an ana...
- Economic consequences of emigration for the home country
- B. Ramamurthy / SIDA Studies, 2003
- This report provides an overview of the effects of emigration on home countries to understand the dynamics of emigration with respect to the labour-source countries. It provides general information on immigration trends and specifical...
- Protecting the rights of migrant labourers in Asia
- P. Wickramasekera / International Labour Organization, 2001
- In this paper the author examines the trends and issues in Asian labour migration and challenges faced by countries and the trade union movement in the protection of migrant workers. The author first discusses problems with cur...
- Migration and brain drain may not be as bad as previously theorised
- F. Docquier; H. Rapoport / World Bank, 2004
- This paper examines the consequences of skilled migration for developing countries. The authors first present new evidence on the magnitude of migration of skilled workers at the international level and then discuss its direct and ind...
- Ensuring teacher recruitment is not detrimental to national education systems
- Commonwealth Secretariat, 2004
- This document provides the full text of the Commonwealth teacher recruitment Protocol, adopted by Ministers of Education on September 1st, 2004. The Protocol aims to balance the rights of teachers to migrate internationally, on a temp...
- Impacts of teacher migration
- A. Sives; W.J. Morgan; S. Appleton / Centre for Comparative Education Research, University of Nottingham, 2004
- This paper highlights the importance of the role of teachers in developing countries not only as educational leaders, but also in recognising their contribution to wider community and national development. The paper argues that the mi...
- Views on aid, institutions and globalisations from World Bank conference
- Adapting to Change [The World Bank Group], 2004
- This report presents numerous papers from the Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics, held in June 2002, in Oslo, Norway. The report contains papers on aid, institutions and globalization, providing a general ove...
- Managing migration optimally for the benefit of all
- P. Martin / Copenhagen Consensus, 2004
- Many countries receiving migrants are attempting to manage immigration by discouraging potential migrants through tighter controls and restrictions of benefits. This paper argues that this is not an optimal solution. Rather, the overa...
- Compensating the costs of health worker migration for developing countries
- B. Stilwell / Human Resources for Health, 2003
- It is estimated that in 2000 almost 175 million people, or 2.9% of the world's population, were living outside their country of birth. Medical practitioners and nurses represent a small proportion of highly skilled workers who migrate...
- Circulation of skills to turn the brain drain into a win-win situation
- P. Wickramasekara / International Migration Branch, ILO, 2003
- This paper looks at different possible policy responses to the emigration of highly skilled persons from developing countries (the brain drain) with the goal of minimising its adverse effects and promoting the sharing of gains between...
- How will Arab labor migration be affected by population and employment trends in the GCC?
- M. Girgis / Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES), Egypt, 2002
- The paper reviews the population and labor migration record of the Gulf Countries Council (GCC). The paper develops a set of four alternative scenarios regarding the prospects of Arab labor migration to the region. A review and an ana...
- Economic consequences of emigration for the home country
- B. Ramamurthy / SIDA Studies, 2003
- This report provides an overview of the effects of emigration on home countries to understand the dynamics of emigration with respect to the labour-source countries. It provides general information on immigration trends and specifical...
- Protecting the rights of migrant labourers in Asia
- P. Wickramasekera / International Labour Organization, 2001
- In this paper the author examines the trends and issues in Asian labour migration and challenges faced by countries and the trade union movement in the protection of migrant workers. The author first discusses problems with cur...
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