The Mahabub Hossain Panel Data has helped inform nongovernment organizations, the Government of Bangladesh, and international development agencies.
This brief analyzes how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted labor migrants in Asia and the Pacific, assesses the socioeconomic vulnerabilities it exposed, and lays out steps to better protect overseas workers.
Bilateral remittance inflows are countercyclical against the business cycle of a remittance-receiving country relative to a sending country.
В данном обзоре рассматривается, как Таджикистан может улучшить свою поддержку мигрантам перед их отъездом на работу в другие страны. Он основан на информации, полученной из Бангладеш, Индонезии, Филиппин и Шри-Ланки.
This brief explores how Tajikistan can improve its support for migrants before they leave to work in other countries. It draws on insights from predeparture services in Bangladesh, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka.
This brief outlines key trends in labor mobility and remittance flows in Asia and the Pacific and discusses policy considerations.
This paper finds that remittances in the Kyrgyz Republic have negative impacts on schooling. It suggests actions including financial literacy education and better monitoring of the time children spend on farm labor.
This brief assesses the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on migrant workers, how reduced remittances will affect households and economies in Asia and the Pacific, and what policy makers can do to soften the blow.
This paper revisits the impact of population aging on economic growth and explores how technological advancement affects this relationship.
This paper examines patterns and key determinants of the movement of people from Asia and the Pacific, and explores its nexus with economic integration.