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Allman, James – Migration Today, 1982
Analyzes international migration among Haitians between 1950 and 1980. Reviews and assesses the available sources of data, including studies done in major receiving countries (the United States, Dominican Republic, Canada and the Bahamas), and discusses current Haitian emigration policies, migration policies of receiving countries, and possible…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Haitians, Immigrants, Migration
Butz, William P.; And Others – 1982
This document examines trends in the United States population since World War II, and projects a scenario of how demographic and economic phenomena may evolve over the next several decades. The report is divided into five sections. Section 1 introduces the volume and discusses generally some of the effects of the nation's transition to zero…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Demography, Educational Policy, Family Size
National Commission for Employment Policy (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1992
This publication presents results of a year-long research program initiated by the National Commission for Employment Policy to research and discuss the employment effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). It contains the letter to the President in which the Commission endorses NAFTA because of its positive employment-creating…
Descriptors: Contracts, Economics, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections
World Bank, Washington, DC. – 1995
This executive summary examines the rapid changes occurring in economic markets and employment around the world. The report concludes that problems of low incomes, poor working conditions, and insecurity affecting many of the world's workers can be tackled effectively in ways that reduce poverty and regional inequality. Sound domestic policy and a…
Descriptors: Demography, Developing Nations, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries
Khadria, Binod – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2004
This paper provides estimates of the stocks and flows of human resources in science and technology (HRST) in India, and their breakdown by education and occupation. Furthermore, the paper provides estimates of the number of highly skilled people moving to India and out of India during the 1990s, mainly to the United States. This part of the study…
Descriptors: Economic Research, Qualifications, Foreign Countries, Human Resources
Howell, Frank M.; Tung, Yuk-Ying; Wade-Harper, Cynthia – 1996
This report examines the extent and process by which rural origins may affect socioeconomic attainments in adulthood and how these "costs" have changed during this century. Introductory sections review research and theories of rural differentiation and stratification and the history of major federal policy initiatives for rural…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Employment Level, Family Income, Place of Residence