Essays about: "migration and remittances"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 66 essays containing the words migration and remittances.

1. 1. Female household worker's own perceptions of remittances as a sustainable livelihood : A case study of migrant domestic workers in Saudi Arabia

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Emma-stina Carlert Blomqvist; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainable livelihoods; Remittances; Female Household workers; Perceptions; Saudi Arabia;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the perceptions of female migrant household workers situated in Saudi Arabia and how remittances can be a sustainable livelihood for them and their households. There has been limited research surrounding female household workers' own perceptions of sustainable livelihoods and particularly of those situated in Saudi Arabia. READ MORE

3. 2. Development as more than economic growth : A qualitative analysis on development in the African Union’s migration policy

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

   Author : Ayaat Abdelaziz; [2022]
   Keywords : migration policy; African Union; migration-development nexus; postcolonialism; critical development;

   Abstract : An increased global attention has been placed on the effects of migration on development, particularly in Africa, due to the increase in remittances to the continent. The African Union (AU) has negotiated multiple migration frameworks and conventions to promote development in this arena. READ MORE

4. 3. Out-migration and Remittances: Evaluating the Relationship between Out-migration and Remittances on the Lebanese Economy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Pia Waked; [2022]
   Keywords : Lebanon; Remittances; Diaspora; Out-migration; Brain Drain; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : With socio-economic hardships arising and dramatically worsening as a cause of the present-day financial crisis, The World Bank has warned against severe cases of brain drain as emigration becomes increasingly desirable to the Lebanese population. Lebanon, already possessing one of the world’s largest diaspora, can be characterized as being one of the largest remittance-receiving countries, where remittance inflows make up a significant proportion of national GDP. READ MORE

5. 4. The Effects of Skilled Emigration on Economic Growth - An Empirical Analysis

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Rami Soliman; [2022]
   Keywords : Brain drain; migration; growth; human capital; remittances; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper analyses the impact of skilled migration on economic growth in the origin country – a phenomenon often referred to as brain drain. Specifically, this paper aims to contribute to the scant empirical literature of the direct effect on GDP per capita growth following emigration of skilled. READ MORE

6. 5. Transnational Experiences of Ugandan Students in Gothenburg, Sweden; Challenges and Adaptation strategies

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Catherine Suubi Kayonga; [2021-02-05]
   Keywords : Transnationalism; adaptation; Ugandan students; cultural differences; coping mechanisms;

   Abstract : The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the transnational experiences of Ugandan students in Gothenburg; Sweden. The focus was to understand how cultural differences affect the academic and social life of these students, the ways in which they adapt to the new host country Sweden, challenges they might have encountered and how they have managed to overcome them. READ MORE