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The Impact of Remittances on Labor Supply : The Case of Jamaica

A puzzle in the recently stagnated economy of Jamaica is that high rates of unemployment have persisted even when real wages have been increasing. This paper examines aspects of the labor supply in an effort to understand why high rates of unemploy...

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Main Author: Kim, Namsuk
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ADULT MALE
AVERAGE EDUCATION LEVEL
BANK OF JAMAICA
BRAIN DRAIN
CHILD LABOR
CITIZENS
CLUSTER LEVEL
CLUSTERS
COLLECTIVE REMITTANCES
CURRENT LABOR FORCE
DEVELOPMENT IMPACT OF REMITTANCES
DISTRIBUTION OF REMITTANCES
EDUCATION
EFFECT OF REMITTANCES
EFFECTIVE POLICIES
EMIGRATION
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
FEMALE LABOR
FINDING JOBS
FOREIGN REMITTANCES
FORMAL EDUCATION
FUTURE REMITTANCE
FUTURE REMITTANCES
GENDER DIFFERENCES
GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
GROWTH OF LABOR
GROWTH RATE
HEALTH
HIGH LEVELS OF REMITTANCES
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
HIGH WAGE
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD WEALTH
HUMAN RESOURCES
IMMIGRANT
IMPACT OF REMITTANCES
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCREASE IN REMITTANCES
INCREASING RETURNS
INFLATION
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW
INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
JOB CREATION
JOB SEARCH
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR INFORMATION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET REGULATION
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
LABOR SUPPLY
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LIQUIDITY
LIVING CONDITIONS
MALE LABOR FORCE
MARKET ECONOMY
MIGRATION
MONTHLY REMITTANCE
NEW ENTRANTS
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
NUTRITION
PERSISTENT UNEMPLOYMENT
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POOR PEOPLE
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
PREVIOUS WORK
PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE
PRODUCTIVE USE OF REMITTANCES
PROGRESS
RATE OF POPULATION GROWTH
RATE OF RETURN
REAL WAGE
REAL WAGES
RECIPIENT HOUSEHOLDS
REMITTANCE
REMITTANCE DISTRIBUTION
REMITTANCE FLOWS
REMITTANCE RECIPIENTS
REMITTANCES
ROLE OF REMITTANCES
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SERVICE SECTOR
SERVICE SECTORS
SKILLED WORKERS
SMALL COUNTRIES
TEMPORARY MIGRATION
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYED PERSONS
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
USE OF REMITTANCES
VALUE OF REMITTANCES
VULNERABILITY
WORK EXPERIENCE
WORK FORCE
WORKER
WORKERS
YOUNG WORKERS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7348352/impact-remittances-labor-supply-case-jamaica
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7152

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7348352/impact-remittances-labor-supply-case-jamaica
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7152

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