Migration and the Transition to Adulthood in Contemporary Malawi
In many African countries, the timing of important life events -- such as school-leaving, first marriage, and entry into the labor market -- is thought to be strongly tied to migration. This paper investigates the relationship between major life ev...
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okr-10986-120442021-04-23T14:02:59Z Migration and the Transition to Adulthood in Contemporary Malawi Beegle, Kathleen Poulin, Michelle ADOLESCENCE ADOLESCENT ADOLESCENT GIRLS ADOLESCENTS AGE GROUPS AGED AGING AIDS EPIDEMIC CHILDBEARING CHILDHOOD COMMITTEE ON POPULATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISTRICTS DIVORCE DOMESTIC CHORES ECONOMIC POLICIES EMIGRATION EMOTIONAL SUPPORT EPIDEMIC ETHNIC GROUP ETHNIC GROUPS FAMILIES FEMALES FERTILITY FIRST MARRIAGE GENDER HIV HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HUSBANDS ILLNESS INTERNAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MIGRATION LIFE EVENTS LIVING ARRANGEMENTS MALES MARITAL STATUS MARRIED COUNTERPARTS MARRIED MEN MARRIED WOMEN MIGRANT MIGRANT WOMEN MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATION DATA OLDER ADULTS OLDER PEOPLE ORPHANS PARENTS POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER PROGRESS REMITTANCES RESPECT RURAL AREAS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SECONDARY SCHOOL SEXUAL ACTIVITY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS SMALLER HOUSEHOLDS SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES SOCIAL ORGANIZATION SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCES SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SPATIAL MOBILITY SPOUSE STATE UNIVERSITY SUBSISTENCE FARMING TOBACCO UNEMPLOYMENT VILLAGES WOMAN YOUNG ADULTHOOD YOUNG ADULTS YOUNG MALES YOUNG MEN YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG PERSON YOUNG WOMEN YOUTH In many African countries, the timing of important life events -- such as school-leaving, first marriage, and entry into the labor market -- is thought to be strongly tied to migration. This paper investigates the relationship between major life events, household characteristics, and migration among adolescents and young adults in contemporary Malawi. The specific research questions are twofold. First, what are the socio-economic and demographic determinants of migration? Second, how do school attendance, first marriage, and employment-seeking relate to migration patterns? The study uses panel data collected from a survey designed specifically to explore socioeconomic and demographic aspects of youth transitions to adulthood and which tracked respondents as they moved to new dwellings. Among the sample, they find that moves are not uncommon, and the predominant reasons for moves are non-economic. Although historically ethnic traditions in this area have held that girls and women usually did not move upon marrying, the data show that women were more likely to move between survey rounds than boys and men, and that marriage was the main reason for doing so. Closer ties to the head of the household are associated with less movement for both women and men. 2013-01-02T20:42:26Z 2013-01-02T20:42:26Z 2012-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/09/16741034/migration-transition-adulthood-contemporary-malawi http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12044 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper; No. 6200 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Africa Malawi |
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ADOLESCENCE ADOLESCENT ADOLESCENT GIRLS ADOLESCENTS AGE GROUPS AGED AGING AIDS EPIDEMIC CHILDBEARING CHILDHOOD COMMITTEE ON POPULATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISTRICTS DIVORCE DOMESTIC CHORES ECONOMIC POLICIES EMIGRATION EMOTIONAL SUPPORT EPIDEMIC ETHNIC GROUP ETHNIC GROUPS FAMILIES FEMALES FERTILITY FIRST MARRIAGE GENDER HIV HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HUSBANDS ILLNESS INTERNAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MIGRATION LIFE EVENTS LIVING ARRANGEMENTS MALES MARITAL STATUS MARRIED COUNTERPARTS MARRIED MEN MARRIED WOMEN MIGRANT MIGRANT WOMEN MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATION DATA OLDER ADULTS OLDER PEOPLE ORPHANS PARENTS POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER PROGRESS REMITTANCES RESPECT RURAL AREAS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SECONDARY SCHOOL SEXUAL ACTIVITY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS SMALLER HOUSEHOLDS SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES SOCIAL ORGANIZATION SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCES SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SPATIAL MOBILITY SPOUSE STATE UNIVERSITY SUBSISTENCE FARMING TOBACCO UNEMPLOYMENT VILLAGES WOMAN YOUNG ADULTHOOD YOUNG ADULTS YOUNG MALES YOUNG MEN YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG PERSON YOUNG WOMEN YOUTH |
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ADOLESCENCE ADOLESCENT ADOLESCENT GIRLS ADOLESCENTS AGE GROUPS AGED AGING AIDS EPIDEMIC CHILDBEARING CHILDHOOD COMMITTEE ON POPULATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISTRICTS DIVORCE DOMESTIC CHORES ECONOMIC POLICIES EMIGRATION EMOTIONAL SUPPORT EPIDEMIC ETHNIC GROUP ETHNIC GROUPS FAMILIES FEMALES FERTILITY FIRST MARRIAGE GENDER HIV HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HUSBANDS ILLNESS INTERNAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MIGRATION LIFE EVENTS LIVING ARRANGEMENTS MALES MARITAL STATUS MARRIED COUNTERPARTS MARRIED MEN MARRIED WOMEN MIGRANT MIGRANT WOMEN MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATION DATA OLDER ADULTS OLDER PEOPLE ORPHANS PARENTS POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER PROGRESS REMITTANCES RESPECT RURAL AREAS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SECONDARY SCHOOL SEXUAL ACTIVITY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS SMALLER HOUSEHOLDS SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES SOCIAL ORGANIZATION SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCES SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SPATIAL MOBILITY SPOUSE STATE UNIVERSITY SUBSISTENCE FARMING TOBACCO UNEMPLOYMENT VILLAGES WOMAN YOUNG ADULTHOOD YOUNG ADULTS YOUNG MALES YOUNG MEN YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG PERSON YOUNG WOMEN YOUTH Beegle, Kathleen Poulin, Michelle Migration and the Transition to Adulthood in Contemporary Malawi |
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In many African countries, the timing of
important life events -- such as school-leaving, first
marriage, and entry into the labor market -- is thought to
be strongly tied to migration. This paper investigates the
relationship between major life events, household
characteristics, and migration among adolescents and young
adults in contemporary Malawi. The specific research
questions are twofold. First, what are the socio-economic
and demographic determinants of migration? Second, how do
school attendance, first marriage, and employment-seeking
relate to migration patterns? The study uses panel data
collected from a survey designed specifically to explore
socioeconomic and demographic aspects of youth transitions
to adulthood and which tracked respondents as they moved to
new dwellings. Among the sample, they find that moves are
not uncommon, and the predominant reasons for moves are
non-economic. Although historically ethnic traditions in
this area have held that girls and women usually did not
move upon marrying, the data show that women were more
likely to move between survey rounds than boys and men, and
that marriage was the main reason for doing so. Closer ties
to the head of the household are associated with less
movement for both women and men. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Beegle, Kathleen Poulin, Michelle |
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Beegle, Kathleen Poulin, Michelle |
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Beegle, Kathleen |
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Migration and the Transition to Adulthood in Contemporary Malawi |
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Migration and the Transition to Adulthood in Contemporary Malawi |
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Migration and the Transition to Adulthood in Contemporary Malawi |
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Migration and the Transition to Adulthood in Contemporary Malawi |
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Migration and the Transition to Adulthood in Contemporary Malawi |
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migration and the transition to adulthood in contemporary malawi |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/09/16741034/migration-transition-adulthood-contemporary-malawi http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12044 |
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