title: Labor emigration and the accumulation and transfer of human capital.
abstract: "This article examines the processes involved in the acquisition and transfer of human capital by Filipino overseas workers.... In the four major occupational groupings (seamen, production/construction workers, domestic helpers and entertainers), little homeward transmission of human capital has been identified.... Because of the high rate of unemployment in the economy, the outflow of workers has had no observable impact on domestic wage rates."
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D006280:Health Workforce; D010679:Philippines; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014478:Unemployment
keywords: Asia; Brain Drain; Demographic Factors; Demographic Impact; Developing Countries; Economic Conditions; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Employment; Human Capital; Human Resources; International Migration; Labor Migration; Macroeconomic Factors; Microeconomic Factors; Migration; Philippines; Population; Population Dynamics; Remittances; Southeastern Asia; Unemployment