Session 76: Economic Consequences of Migration for Origin Communities

Friday, Apr 2 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM Beacon E 3rd Floor

1.	Out-Migration and Transitions in Labor Allocation and Labor Regimes in Rural Mexico  •   Ismael R. Ortega-Sanchez, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Jill L. Findeis, Pennsylvania State University

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The Impact of Labor Migration on Local Socioeconomic Development: An Econometric Analysis of Income Growth and Education in Rural Counties in China in the 1990s  •   Zhongdong Ma, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Weimin Zhang, National Bureau of Statistics of China; Hongyan Cui, National Bureau of Statistics of China

3.	Workers' Remittances and Business Ownership in the Dominican Republic  •   Susan Pozo, Western Michigan University; Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University

4.	Remittance Behavior of Migrants from Nang Rong Thailand: The Role of Social Pressure at Village of Origin  •   Martin Piotrowski, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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