Efficiency and distributional implications of global restrictions on labour mobility

Hamilton, Bob; Whalley, John

doi:10.1016/0304-3878(84)90043-9

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“…Moreover, it was congruent with the economic textbook mantra which suggests that emigration of surplus labour from underdeveloped areas leads to a new equilibrium between capital and labour (Lewis, 1954): if labour goes North, labour scarcities in the South then create an infl ow of capital -and eventually economic development in the South (cf. Hamilton and Whaley, 1984). 4 Phase 2: Underdevelopment and MigrationPoverty and Brain Drain During much of the 1970s and 1980s the term development came to be replaced by 'dependency' as a structural condition of the periphery dominated by a centre, and 'underdevelopment' as its inevitable result.…”

Section: The Migration-development Nexus: Migrants As Transnational Dmentioning

confidence: 99%

Migrants as transnational development agents: an inquiry into the newest round of the migration–development nexus

Faist

2007

Population Space and Place

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Section: The Migration-development Nexus: Migrants As Transnational Dmentioning

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Migrants as transnational development agents: an inquiry into the newest round of the migration–development nexus

Faist

2007

Population Space and Place

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“…Removal of these restrictions could result in important benefits to the world as a whole and in particular to the suppliers of this labor. Hamilton and Whalley (1984) suggested that the liberalization of world labor markets could double world income and imply proportionately even larger gains for the developing countries. Thus allowing labor to move between countries would seem to be an important tool for growth and development.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Household Migration Decisions as Survival Strategy: The Case of Burkina Faso

Konseiga

2006

Journal of African Economies

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in ZEF Discussion Papers on Development Policy 105List of Tables Table 1: Sample Structure 17 AbstractThe paper examines the basic determinants behind the process of migration from Burkina Faso to Cote d'Ivoire. It uses a detailed household survey dataset on migration, natural resource management, risk management and solidarity collected in 2000 and 2002 in Northeastern Burkina Faso. In addition, two other village and institutional level surveys were conducted. The methodology emphasizes the link between economic theories and empirical evidence, using econometric tools that are robust to the selection bias. This enables to investigate the specificities of the seasonal migration and to estimate migration incomes.The structural model of migration decision revealed the importance of migration as a mere survival strategy in the study regions. Results showed that even under the pessimistic scenario where the direct benefits of the regional integration program would go exclusively to the leading economy, households in the Sahel may benefit from an increased economic attractiveness of this destination. Owing to the fact that the migration is seasonal, the increased migration will translate into higher liquidity that enables households to overcome credit and insurance market failures and invest in their main agro pastoral activities. Additionally, the role of the unsecured livestock activity acts as an impediment to migration of the pastoralist groups. The study recommended the development of policies that address security issues through wellfunctioning rural labor market institutions and enforceable rules regarding shepherd contracts. It is also important to enforce regional laws regarding the free movement of labor.

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“…Indeed, the role that the movement of people between economic regions plays in contributing to economic growth enjoys a long history (see, for instance, Lewis, 1954;and Kuznets, 1955) but is neatly captured in a single observation by Banerjee and Duflo (2011, 30) This interest in labour mobility has led to estimates that eliminating all restrictions on cross-border labour mobility could double global gross domestic product (GDP) (Hamilton and Whalley, 1984;and Moses and Letnes, 2004). A recent illustration of the contribution that labour mobility can make to economic advance comes from the case of South Korea where, in 2001, the government created a "gold visa" to allow more foreign information technology researchers to work in the country.…”

Section: People (P)mentioning

confidence: 99%