Migration and Remittances in Moldova
IMF Special Issues, January 19, 2006
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Bibliographic details
- Authors: Milan M Cuc, Erik J. Lundback, Edgardo Ruggiero
- Published: January 19, 2006
- Series: IMF Special Issues
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589064904.058
Summary
- Labor migration and remittances have profound economic and social consequences.
- Moldova is a small low-income country where an estimated one-third of the economically active population has been working abroad.
- The Special Issues paper draws on household survey data to explain why Moldovan workers go abroad and how their remittances are used.
- The paper provides insights into policy challenges of coping with, and maximizing benefits from, international labor mobility and the large inflows of remittances.
Key findings and themes
- Scope of migration:
- An estimated one-third of the economically active population of Moldova has been working abroad.
- Data and methodology:
- Analysis is based on household survey data.
- Remittance usage:
- The paper examines how remittances are used by recipient households (details in the full paper).
- Subject classifications:
- Balance of payments, Business environment, Economic sectors, Labor, Migration, Outward remittances, Population and demographics, Remittances.
Policy insights and challenges
- The paper provides insights into:
- Coping with international labor mobility.
- Maximizing benefits from large inflows of remittances.
- Policy considerations are grounded in empirical evidence from Moldovan household surveys (specific recommendations are in the full paper).