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 unemployment have existed with increasing real wages. This is a sign of a badly functioning labor market. The cross-sectional analysis suggests that remittances have some impact on labor supply, especially on labor market participation. The pseudo panel data analysis also confirms that remittances have a strong impact on labor participation but not on weekly working hours. Households with remittance income have a higher reservation wage and have reduced the supply of labor by moving out of the labor force.
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dig-okr-1098671522024-08-08T17:03:01Z The Impact of Remittances on Labor Supply : The Case of Jamaica Kim, Namsuk 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 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 unemployment have existed with increasing real wages. This is a sign of a badly functioning labor market. The cross-sectional analysis suggests that remittances have some impact on labor supply, especially on labor market participation. The pseudo panel data analysis also confirms that remittances have a strong impact on labor participation but not on weekly working hours. Households with remittance income have a higher reservation wage and have reduced the supply of labor by moving out of the labor force. 2012-06-05T18:31:33Z 2012-06-05T18:31:33Z 2007-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7348352/impact-remittances-labor-supply-case-jamaica https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7152 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4120 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank application/pdf text/plain World Bank, Washington, DC |
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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 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 |
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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 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 Kim, Namsuk The Impact of Remittances on Labor Supply : The Case of Jamaica |
description |
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 unemployment have existed with
increasing real wages. This is a sign of a badly functioning
labor market. The cross-sectional analysis suggests that
remittances have some impact on labor supply, especially on
labor market participation. The pseudo panel data analysis
also confirms that remittances have a strong impact on labor
participation but not on weekly working hours. Households
with remittance income have a higher reservation wage and
have reduced the supply of labor by moving out of the labor force. |
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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 |
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Kim, Namsuk |
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Kim, Namsuk |
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Kim, Namsuk |
title |
The Impact of Remittances on Labor Supply : The Case of Jamaica |
title_short |
The Impact of Remittances on Labor Supply : The Case of Jamaica |
title_full |
The Impact of Remittances on Labor Supply : The Case of Jamaica |
title_fullStr |
The Impact of Remittances on Labor Supply : The Case of Jamaica |
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The Impact of Remittances on Labor Supply : The Case of Jamaica |
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impact of remittances on labor supply : the case of jamaica |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2007-02 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7348352/impact-remittances-labor-supply-case-jamaica https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7152 |
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