Migration from Sri Lanka to South-East Asian and European Countries

A Gravity Model Analysis on Labor Migration

Since 1970s, Middle East region dominated the foreign employment market of Sri Lanka. However, Sri Lankan migrants has been paying more attention on moving to South-East Asian and European countries as noted in recent decades. In Sri Lanka, there is a substantial lacuna on the macroeconomic studies related to migration although international migration has a significant impact on economic indicators. As a contribution to reduce this gap, this study examines the macroeconomic determinants of international labor migration from Sri Lanka to South-east Asian and European countries using gravity model of migration.

novembre 2019, env. 60 pages, Anglais
LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
978-620-0-46813-0

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