Migrant worker policies and the spillover effects on educational outcomes and employment aspirations of national children in the Gulf

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ID11147145
AutoresBilesha Weeraratne (0000-0001-8232-0937, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, autor correspondente)
Ano2025
Volume34
Fascículo1
Páginas109-132
Data de publicação2025-03-01
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAsian and Pacific migration journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0117-1968 • E-ISSN: 2057-049X
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/01171968251332654
OpenAlexW4409978376
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas20

This paper examines the socio-economic and socio-demographic profile of foreign-born children in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to understand their influence on current educational and future employment outcomes of national children. The study uses country level population data and aggregate level student performance data from Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) for selected GCC countries. The findings show that foreign-born students outperform national students in reading, science and mathematics scores and in completion of tertiary education. The Gulf countries would benefit by providing opportunities for the two groups to integrate and assimilate through schooling with ability-based placement of both types of students

Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Labour economics · Political science · Spillover effect · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare