Voting with their Feet? Access to Infrastructure and Migration in Nepal

Voting with their Feet? Access to Infrastructure and Migration in Nepal

Using bilateral migration flow data from the 2010 population census of Nepal, this paper provides evidence on the importance of public infrastructure and services in determining migration flows. The empirical specification, based on a generalized n...

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Main Authors: Shilpi, Forhad, Sangraula, Prem, Li, Yue
Format: Publications & Research
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
ADULT POPULATION
AGRICULTURE
AVERAGE TRAVEL TIME
BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
BUDGET CONSTRAINTS
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
CONGESTION
COST FUNCTIONS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DISTRICTS
DRIVING
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
ECONOMICS OF IMMIGRATION
ELASTICITIES
ELASTICITY
ELECTRICITY
EQUATIONS
ETHNICITY
EXPECTED UTILITY
EXTERNALITIES
FAMILIES
GENDER
HEALTH SERVICES
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSING
HOUSING PRICES
IMMIGRANT
IMMIGRATION POLICIES
INCOME EFFECT
INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
INFRASTRUCTURES
INTERNAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
LABOR MARKET
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
MIGRANT
MIGRANTS
MIGRATION
MIGRATION DATA
MIGRATION FLOW
MIGRATION FLOWS
MOBILITY
NESTED LOGIT MODEL
PER CAPITA INCOME
PERMANENT INCOME
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
POLICY DISCUSSIONS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POPULATION CENSUS
POPULATION CENSUSES
POPULATION DENSITY
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRESS
PROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC
PUBLIC GOOD
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
QUALITY OF LIFE
REFUGEES
RELIGION
RESPECT
RISK AVERSION
ROAD
ROADS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SCHOOL QUALITY
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SKILLED MIGRANTS
SKILLED WORKERS
SOCIAL NETWORKS
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TOWNS
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION COST
TRAVEL TIME
TRUE
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
URBAN AREAS
URBAN MIGRATION
URBANIZATION
UTILITIES
UTILITY FUNCTION
UTILITY MAXIMIZATION
WAGES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/09/20233487/voting-feet-access-infrastructure-migration-nepal
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20370

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/09/20233487/voting-feet-access-infrastructure-migration-nepal
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20370

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