The Development Impact of a Best Practice Seasonal Worker Policy

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dc.creatorGibson, John
dc.creatorMcKenzie, David
dc.date2012-03-19T18:43:04Z
dc.date2012-03-19T18:43:04Z
dc.date2010-11-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:04:18Z
dc.descriptionSeasonal migration programs are widely used around the world, and are increasingly seen as offering a potential "triple-win"-- benefiting the migrant, sending country, and receiving country. Yet there is a dearth of rigorous evidence as to their development impact, and concerns about whether the time periods involved are too short to realize much in the way of benefits, and whether poorer, less skilled households actually get to participate in such programs. This paper studies the development impacts of a recently introduced seasonal worker program that has been deemed to be "best practice." New Zealand's Recognized Seasonal Employer program was launched in 2007 with an explicit focus on development in the Pacific alongside the aim of benefiting employers at home. A multi-year prospective evaluation allows measurement of the impact of participation in this program on households and communities in Tonga and Vanuatu. Using a matched difference-in-differences analysis based on detailed surveys fielded before, during, and after participation, the authors find that the Recognized Seasonal Employer program has indeed had largely positive development impacts. It has increased income and consumption of households, allowed households to purchase more durable goods, increased the subjective standard of living, and had additional benefits at the community level. It also increased child schooling in Tonga. This should rank it among the most effective development policies evaluated to date. The policy was designed as a best practice example based on lessons elsewhere, and now should serve as a model for other countries to follow.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3970
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-5488
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/414974
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relationPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5488
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectALCOHOL
dc.subjectALCOHOLICS
dc.subjectASSET PURCHASE
dc.subjectBENEFITS OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectBULLETIN
dc.subjectCAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectCAPITA EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY LEVEL
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY RELATIONS
dc.subjectCONSEQUENCES OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectDESCRIPTION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT RESEARCH GROUP
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectDISTRICT LEVEL
dc.subjectDIVORCE
dc.subjectDURABLE GOODS
dc.subjectDWELLING
dc.subjectDWELLINGS
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEXCESS DEMAND
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectGLOBAL COMMISSION
dc.subjectGLOBAL COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectGLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHOME IMPROVEMENT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ASSETS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD-LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHOUSES
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUSBANDS
dc.subjectILLNESS
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION
dc.subjectIMPACT ON CHILDREN
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION POLICY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectJOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR MOBILITY
dc.subjectLABOR SHORTAGES
dc.subjectLABOUR MOBILITY
dc.subjectLACK OF INFORMATION
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANT WORKERS
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMIGRATION PROCESS
dc.subjectMINORITY
dc.subjectMOBILITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectNATIONALS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF ADULTS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF WORKERS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOMES
dc.subjectPHYSICAL WORK
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EFFECTS
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectRADIO
dc.subjectRECREATION
dc.subjectREMITTANCE
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSCHOOL AGE
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOL ENROLMENT
dc.subjectSCHOOL ENROLMENTS
dc.subjectSECONDARY ENROLMENT
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSKILL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSKILLED MIGRANTS
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSMALL BUSINESS
dc.subjectSMALL NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSTANDARD DEVIATION
dc.subjectSTANDARD ERRORS
dc.subjectSTATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE FARMING
dc.subjectTELEVISION
dc.subjectTEMPORARY MIGRATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTV
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectVILLAGES
dc.subjectWAGE RATES
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.titleThe Development Impact of a Best Practice Seasonal Worker Policy

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