This paper examines the relationship between violent conflict and the willingness of potential migrants to accept lower skilled work (occupational downgrading). The paper develops a theoretical model of migration decisions and tests it using an innovative survey module administered to high-skilled youth in Myanmar. Consistent with the predictions of the model, the findings show that insecurity induced by conflict reduces the additional wage premium...
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تفاصيل
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2025/2/25
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ورقة عمل خاصة ببحوث السياسات
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WPS11075
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1
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2025/2/25
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Disclosed
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From Conflict to Compromise : Experimental Evidence on Occupational Downgrading in Migration from Myanmar