Migration and Jobs: Issues for the 21st Century

Christiaensen, Luc; Gonzalez, Alvaro S.; Robalino, David A.

doi:10.1596/1813-9450-8867

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“…New production technologies, for instance, can encourage reshoring and reduce investments in low income countries that in the past were fueled by low labor costs. This would imply fewer opportunities to move out of subsistence agriculture into higher productivity jobs in manufacture or services (see Christiaensen et al, 2019). New technologies are also likely to continue to expand income gaps between workers with high technical and non-cognitive skills who are able to benefit from new, high-productivity, digital jobs, and unskilled workers who continue to operate in traditional, informal, sectors in small, low-productivity, enterprises (Autor, 2003).…”

Section: The End Of the Social Insurance Centurymentioning

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Integrating Social Insurance and Social Assistance Programs for the Future World of Labor

Palacios¹,

Robalino²

2020

SSRN Journal

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Any opinions expressed in this paper are those of the author(s) and not those of IZA. Research published in this series may include views on policy, but IZA takes no institutional policy positions. The IZA research network is committed to the IZA Guiding Principles of Research Integrity. The IZA Institute of Labor Economics is an independent economic research institute that conducts research in labor economics and offers evidence-based policy advice on labor market issues. Supported by the Deutsche Post Foundation, IZA runs the world's largest network of economists, whose research aims to provide answers to the global labor market challenges of our time. Our key objective is to build bridges between academic research, policymakers and society. IZA Discussion Papers often represent preliminary work and are circulated to encourage discussion. Citation of such a paper should account for its provisional character. A revised version may be available directly from the author.

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Section: The End Of the Social Insurance Centurymentioning

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Integrating Social Insurance and Social Assistance Programs for the Future World of Labor

Palacios¹,

Robalino²

2020

SSRN Journal

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“…There is currently a lack of evidence on the sociability of SSA migrants and the display of trust to facilitate improved QoL. SSA migrants face significant challenges when embedding and trying to access essential services like healthcare, and jobs in the host countries (Christiaensen et al, 2019;Mbanya et al, 2019). Exploring if SSA migrants in Germany display trust and engage in sociability may offer a promising approach in understanding their QoL and provides templates for policy intervention to better the migration experience of the group.…”

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Trust, Sociability, and Quality of Life of Sub-Saharan African Migrants in Germany

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Poor social integration is associated with poor quality of life among minority groups. The current study hypothesized that trust and sociability may significantly explain the quality of life performance among Sub-Saharan African migrants in Germany. Data from 518 migrants were analyzed. Hierarchical multiple linear regression models were calculated to assess the predictive effect of trust and sociability on aggregate quality of life. Results show that general trust and sociability explained about 21% of the variance in quality of life score (adjusted R2 = .206; p < .001) for the total sample. Socioeconomic and demographic features suggested an added predictive effect of about 8% for total sample (adjusted R2 = .279; p < .001), 10% for male (adjusted R2 = .322; p < .001) and 4% for female (adjusted R2 = .211; p < .001). The results support trust and sociability as essential in connecting to a new environment and enhancing the quality of life.

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“…Innovative banking services for underserved people are crucial for fighting poverty and expanding economies (Norta et al, 2019). In addition, 250 m migratory workers, tourists, permanent travellers, ex-pats, digital nomads and foreign students become underbanked while working and travelling worldwide (Christiaensen et al, 2019). Access to credit and money movement might be difficult for those with no local credit history or bank accounts.…”

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Adoption of cryptocurrencies for remittances in the UAE: the mediation effect of consumer innovation

Jegerson

Khan²,

Mertzanis³

2023

EJIM

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PurposeThis study investigated the internal factors that influence the adoption of cryptocurrencies for remittance transactions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by examining the relationships between behavioural intention (BI) and perceived risk (PR), as well as the mediating effect of consumer innovation (CI).Design/methodology/approachThe authors developed a structural model using scales from the literature. The authors distributed an online questionnaire, evaluated by five cryptocurrency experts, using a snowball approach and collected 270 responses.FindingsThe results revealed that CI mediates the relationship between PR and BI. Also, CI enhances intentions to use cryptocurrencies for remittance transactions. However, PR has a negative impact on BI.Research limitations/implicationsThis research adds to the body of knowledge by examining the acceptance and implementation of cryptocurrencies in the UAE and by developing and evaluating new constructs based on current notions. The study also contributes to the current understanding of cryptocurrencies and blockchain adoption. This article focusses on the mediating impact of CI on intentions to employ cryptocurrency instruments for international money transfers.Practical implicationsThe conclusions of the research give advice for marketers on how to boost the commercialisation of cryptocurrencies in the UAE remittance market and may pave the way for other studies to assist impending developments in the UAE cryptocurrency industry.Originality/valueThis research offers novel insights into CI as a significant predictor of bitcoin product uptake in the remittance business.

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Migration and Jobs: Issues for the 21st Century

Cited by 4 publications

References 37 publications

Integrating Social Insurance and Social Assistance Programs for the Future World of Labor

Integrating Social Insurance and Social Assistance Programs for the Future World of Labor

Trust, Sociability, and Quality of Life of Sub-Saharan African Migrants in Germany

Adoption of cryptocurrencies for remittances in the UAE: the mediation effect of consumer innovation

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