Migration Rate and Its Effect on the Economy of the Country: A Case of Madagascar

Jeremy Desiré Rakotonirina; Jinhua Cheng; Dare Aurelien

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Migration Rate and Its Effect on the Economy of the Country: A Case of Madagascar

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Jeremy Desiré Rakotonirina, Jinhua Cheng, Dare Aurelien

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School of Economic and Management, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan, China.

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People from the developed and developing countries want to settle in the developed country. Emigration of highly skilled persons from developing to developed countries has increased over the past decade. Now the migration is known as a tool for poverty reduction. Migration has more application for the country like Madagascar. Migration effects on economy always attract the researcher to think about it and especially in the new century it has been increased. Madagascar is a developing country. The percentage of migrants from Madagascar is not high. Only some skilled workers and students move from country for study and work. In a globalized village where visa will also be opened, migration obligation plays an energetic role in revenue at micro and macro level. And as a country, Madagascar must have the preparation for progress migration-oriented workers, create people sensitive migration policy and law and take smother steps that allow the working people going overseas. So in this paper migration and its effect have been discussed and at the end conclusion and some recommendations have been suggested.

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Migration, Madagascar, Economics Effects, Country, Worker

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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Rakotonirina, J. , Cheng, J. and Aurelien, D. (2014) Migration Rate and Its Effect on the Economy of the Country: A Case of Madagascar. American Journal of Industrial and Business Management, 4, 337-344. doi: 10.4236/ajibm.2014.47041.

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