Worker migration

Forging solutions to health worker migration.

A mixed-methods study of health worker migration from Jamaica

BACKGROUND This study sought to better understand the drivers of migration, its consequences, and the various strategies countries have employed to mitigate its negative impacts. The study was conducted in four countries-Jamaica, India, the Philippines, and South Africa-that have historically been 'sources' of health workers migrating to other countries. The aim of this paper is to present the ...

From guest worker migration to a country of immigration

Skilled worker migration and trade: Inequality and welfare

We develop a two-sector, two-country model where trade is driven by technological differences. Each country is populated by large number of heterogeneous workers distinguished by their level of skills. Given that one country has a technological advantage in the skilled intensive good when we allow for both trade and migration skilled workers migrate to that country. We analyze the consequences ...

Eurohealth Health worker migration in Europe : assessing the policy options