Economic Resource Center for Overseas Filipinos

A. Research studies and publications where ERCOF or its staff are the principal researcher, and wrote or co-authored papers

1. Harnessing the Development Potential of Remittances: The Italy-Philippines Remittance Corridor ERCOF and the International Organization for Migration-Manila (read)
2. International Migration and Migrant Workers’ Remittances in Indonesia ERCOF and the International Organization for Migration-Manila (read)
3. The Malaysia-Philippines Remittance Corridor ERCOF and the International Organization for Migration-Manila (read)
4. The Netherlands-Indonesia Remittance Corridor ERCOF and the International Organization for Migration-Manila (read)
5. Filipinos in Europe: Economic Contributions, Challenges and Aspirations
   I. F. Bagasao (read)
6. Enhancing the Efficiency of Overseas Filipinos’ Remittances
   Ildefonso Bagasao, Marlene Piccio and Ma. Lourdes Lopez (for Asian Development Bank) (read)
7. Minding the Gaps: Migration, Development and Governance Scalabrini Migration Center
   (chapter 3 co-authored by ERCOF’s Ildefonso Bagasao) (read)
8. Moving Out, Back and Up: International Migration and Development Prospects in the Philippines Scalabrini Migration Center
   (chapter 8 authored by Ildefonso Bagasao; chapter 6 co-authored by Jeremaiah Opiniano and Dr. Fernando Aldaba) (read)

B. Migration papers published by International agencies citing ERCOF programs

1. The Philippine Diaspora in Germany – Its Contribution in Philippine Development
   Kirsten Schuettler (read)
2. The Contribution of Migrant Organizations to Income-Generating Activities in Their Countries of Origin 
   Kirsten Schuettler (read)
3. Integrating Migration as a Competitive Advantage in the Philippine SME Development Plan
   Jean Encinas-Franco (read)
4. Migrant Remittances newsletter where ERCOF is mentioned (read)
5. Saving Pennies for the State: A New Role for Filipino Migrant Workers?
   Kathleen Weekley (read)

C. Local and international studies related to international migration and development

1. Mobilizing Diaspora Entrepreneurship for Development
   Kathleen Newland and Hiroyuki Tanaka (read)
2. Heritage Tourism and Nostalgia Trade
   Kathleen Newland and Carylanna Taylor (read)
3. Diaspora Giving: Private Giving and Public Policy
   Kathleen Newland, Aaron Terrazas and Roberto Munster (read)
4. Diaspora Investment in Developing and Emerging Country
   Markets Aaron Terrazas (read)
5. Hometown Associations: An Untapped Resource for Immigrant Integration?
   Aaron Terrazas and Will Somerville and Jamie Durana (read)
6. 2009 Human Development Report—Overcoming Barriers: Human Mobility and Development United Nations Development Programme (read)
7. Remittances and Household Behavior in the Philippines
   Alvin Ang, Guntur Sugiyarto and Shikha Jha (for Asian Development Bank) (read)
8. Brick by Brick: Building Cooperation between the Philippines and Migrants’ Associations in Italy and Spain Scalabrini Migration Center (read)
9. Transnational Bridges: Migration, Development and Solidarity in the Philippines
   Scalabrini Migration Center (read)

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