International migration and remittances in Nepal Revisiting some "facts", and role of economic diplomacy

Paras Kharel

Working Papers from South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment

Abstract: This paper presents cases where numbers and facts used in the discourse on international outmigration and remittances in Nepal mislead, identifies data gaps, and highlights avenues through which the nation’s foreign affairs apparatus can contribute to maximizing the net benefits of international outmigration and remittances.

Keywords: International migration; remittances; data gaps; employment; foreign policy; savings (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D14 F22 F24 F50 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 12 pages
Date: 2019-07
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