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At Home Away

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At Home Away

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    1. at Home & Away at Home & Away

    2. at Home & Away Size and Geography pose constraints in the Pacific World Bank strategy is two pronged: Bring jobs to the people Take people to the jobs Export diversification: but met with import barriers

    3. at Home & Away CHAPTER TWO

    4. at Home & Away Excess labour meets excess demand Population growth estimated under revised fertility, mortality, migration rates Employment creation unlikely to keep up with population growth, esp. Melanesia Converse true in neighbouring developed markets

    5. at Home & Away CHAPTER THREE

    6. at Home & Away Impact of remittances at household level? Small amounts of money sent, even after migrant away for a long time Usually to parents, siblings, later to build nest egg Even HH w/o migrants receive remittances

    7. at Home & Away Impact of remittances at household level? Reduce poverty Improve income distribution Increase investment in education Some business activity spurred

    8. at Home & Away The great falsehoods…debunked Remittances spent on consumption are wasted Remittances should/can be chanelled into investment “Remittance-dependent” communities Negative impact on labour supply, similar to resource rents

    9. at Home & Away CHAPTER FOUR

    10. at Home & Away Pro-poor migration ? Balance in migration badly needed Temporary movements for unskilled, bilaterally negotiated

    11. at Home & Away Can bilateral schemes work? Receivers concerns: Overstaying? Workers rights? Cost burden? Viability? Changing labour market conditions? International issues: WTO compatibility? Senders concerns: country preparation?

    12. at Home & Away Receivers concerns Design schemes with 4 Cs: Cost sharing Circular flows Choice of workers qualifications Commercial viability (6 months = $5000 savings)

    13. at Home & Away International issues: WTO Fundamental Migration and WTO don’t mix MFN and prices-not-quantities will not apply to labour Practical Service liberalization different from agriculture or manufacturing Economic Integration schemes will allow bilateral arrangement

    14. at Home & Away Sending Country concerns Workers R’s (recruitment, rights, return) Capacity to regulate Ability to design incentives & penalties Financial obligations Travel costs, taxation Remittance flows, transaction costs are high

    15. at Home & Away World Bank role Identify policies to assist small remote developing countries in reducing economic vulnerability Develop empirical and analytical tools to understand the scope and potential of labour mobility in the region Elevate labour mobility from domestic immigration policy to an international development issue – undertake policy advocacy on behalf of small countries

    16. at Home & Away Be an ‘honest broker’ in the dialogue on this sensitive topic in a politically neutral manner Facilitate labour mobility through advice and technical assistance to prepare sending country systems to improve the supply chain

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