Skilled Labor Mobility and Migration

Challenges and Opportunities for the ASEAN Economic Community

Edited by Elisabetta Gentile, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, Asian Development Bank, Philippines

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One of the primary objectives of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), established in 2015, was to boost skilled labor mobility within the region. This insightful book takes stock of the existing trends and patterns of skilled labor migration in the ASEAN. It endeavors to identify the likely winners and losers from the free movement of natural persons within the region through counterfactual policy simulations. Finally, it discusses existing issues and obstacles through case studies, as well as other sectoral examples.

‘The first of its kind, this book seeks to lay the foundation for a serious discussion of intra-ASEAN labor mobility, a critical pillar of economic and financial integration. All ten chapters provide the necessary research foundation for an informed discussion of skilled labor migration in the ASEAN region, and the book is an essential read for policymakers to effectively implement MRAs in pursuit of the AEC aspirations. It is a timely book to educate not only the leaders, but ASEAN’s people, on what they can become and how to achieve it.’
– Angeli Patricia Cheng Romero, Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law

‘This book is highly informative on both theoretical and policy fronts, thereby offering a valuable tool for policymakers as well as researchers or students who are interested in international economic development of Asian economies.’
——亚太永川市海安啦c Literature