title: International and return migration:  the experience of Yemen.
abstract: "This study deals with the impact of...return migrants (or returnees) on the social and economic development of the Republic of Yemen in both the short and long terms, and assesses the possibility of their integration into the society and economy of the new Republic. The first section offers a brief history of Yemeni migration and description of the demographic and economic characteristics of the returnees compared with those of the non-migrant population.  It also discusses the volume of remittances.... The second section...discusses the problems encountered in integrating [returnees] into the socio-economic fabric of the new State, the absorptive capacity of the various economic sectors, and the prospects for their employment in the short and medium run."
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D001208:Asia; D001211:Asia, Western; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D008877:Middle East; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012922:Social Change; D013995:Time; D013997:Time Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D015006:Yemen
keywords: Acculturation; Arab Countries; Asia; Demographic Factors; Demographic Impact; Developing Countries; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Longterm Effects; Microeconomic Factors; Migrants; Migration; Nonmigrants; Population; Population Dynamics; Remittances; Return Migration; Social Change; Social Development; Time Factors; Western Asia; Yemen