Migration and Poverty : Toward Better Opportunities for the Poor

Migration has historically been a source of opportunities for people to improve their lives and those of their families. Today, the large differences in income between places-particularly countries-continue to motivate individuals to escape poverty...

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Main Authors:	Murrugarra, Edmundo, Larrison, Jennica, Sasin, Marcin
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO LOANS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE ADULT MORTALITY ADULT POPULATION AGED AGGREGATE POVERTY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE AIDS EPIDEMIC AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME BANK OFFICE BASIC NEEDS BENEFITS OF MIGRATION BUSINESS OWNERSHIP CAPITAL INVESTMENT CARIBBEAN REGION CASH EXPENDITURES CHRONIC ILLNESS CITIZENS CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING COPING STRATEGY COUNTERFACTUAL COUNTRY OF DESTINATION CULTURAL BARRIERS DECLINE IN POVERTY DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS DEMOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK DISSEMINATION DIVORCE DOMESTIC LABOR DROUGHT EARNINGS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC SHOCKS EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION LEVELS EMPLOYER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EXCLUSION EXPATRIATES EXPLOITATION EXPORT MARKETS FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FERTILITY FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL COST FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FULL POTENTIAL OF MIGRATION GENDER GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT POLICY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD HIV HOUSEHOLD ASSETS HOUSEHOLD BUDGET HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES ON FOOD HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD HEAD AGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD NUMBER HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUSBAND HUSBANDS ILLNESS IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION POLICIES IMPACT OF MIGRATION IMPERFECT INFORMATION INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME DYNAMICS INCOME GAINS INCOME GROUPS INCOME GROWTH INCOME INEQUALITY INHERITANCE INSURANCE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERVENTION ISOLATION JOB OPPORTUNITIES KINSHIP KINSHIP NETWORKS LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET ACTIVITIES LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LACK OF CREDIT LACK OF FINANCE LACK OF INFORMATION LAND HOLDINGS LAND VALUE LEGAL STATUS LIMITED ACCESS LIVING STANDARDS LOAN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MALARIA MARKET FAILURES MARKETING MEDICAL TREATMENT MIGRANT MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATION PROCESS MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINISTRY OF HEALTH MONEYLENDERS MOTHER MOUNTAIN REGION NATIONAL BORDERS NATURAL DISASTERS PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION PERMANENT MIGRATION STATUS PHYSICAL CAPITAL POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INSTABILITY POOR POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR INDIVIDUALS POOR PEOPLE POOR RURAL REGIONS POORER HOUSEHOLDS POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY DATA POVERTY DYNAMICS POVERTY IMPACT POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINKAGES POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION PRACTITIONERS PRODUCTION PROCESS PROGRESS PUBLIC POLICY PULL FACTORS PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY PUSH FACTORS QUALITATIVE DATA REDUCTION IN POVERTY REGIONAL CAPITAL REGIONAL LABOR REGIONAL LABOR MARKETS REGIONAL OFFICE REMITTANCE REMITTANCES REMOTE AREAS REMOTE LOCATIONS RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESPECT RETURN MIGRATION RISK SHARING RURAL RURAL AREA RURAL AREAS RURAL MIGRATION RURAL REGIONS RURAL VILLAGES SAVINGS SCHOOLING SEX SIBLINGS SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SOURCE OF INCOME SOURCE OF OPPORTUNITIES SPILLOVER SPOUSE TEENS TEMPORARY MIGRANTS TEMPORARY MIGRATION TRADITIONAL VALUES UNDOCUMENTED MIGRATION UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTER URBAN MIGRATION URBANIZATION USE PER CAPITA VILLAGE VIOLENCE YOUNG ADULTS
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