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Assessment of Lymphocyte Migration in an Ex Vivo Transmigration System
Published on: September 20, 2019
Labor emigration and the accumulation and transfer of human capital
Abstract:
"This article examines the processes involved in the acquisition and transfer of human capital by Filipino overseas workers.... In the four major occupational groupings (seamen, production/construction workers, domestic helpers and entertainers), little homeward transmission of human capital has been identified.... Because of the high rate of unemployment in the economy, the outflow of workers has had no observable impact on domestic wage rates."
Keywords:
AsiaBrain DrainDemographic FactorsDemographic ImpactDeveloping CountriesEconomic ConditionsEconomic DevelopmentEconomic FactorsEmploymentHuman CapitalHuman ResourcesInternational MigrationLabor MigrationMacroeconomic FactorsMicroeconomic FactorsMigrationPhilippinesPopulationPopulation DynamicsRemittancesSoutheastern AsiaUnemploymentRelated Concept Videos
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