India's Internal Labor Migration Paradox : The Statistical and the Real

India's Internal Labor Migration Paradox : The Statistical and the Real

Internal labor migration rates in India have been largely static and low in recent times compared with those in other countries. This is a cause for concern because internal migration for economic reasons can promote the agglomeration of economic a...

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Main Authors: Nayyar, Gaurav, Kim, Kyoung Yang
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
MIGRATION
INTERNAL MIGRATION
ITINERANT LABOR
LABOR MOBILITY
LABOR MARKET
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/429181519662555108/Indias-internal-labor-migration-paradox-the-statistical-and-the-real
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spelling okr-10986-294162021-06-08T14:42:48Z India's Internal Labor Migration Paradox : The Statistical and the Real Nayyar, Gaurav Kim, Kyoung Yang MIGRATION INTERNAL MIGRATION ITINERANT LABOR LABOR MOBILITY LABOR MARKET Internal labor migration rates in India have been largely static and low in recent times compared with those in other countries. This is a cause for concern because internal migration for economic reasons can promote the agglomeration of economic activity in more productive locations and directly contribute to reducing poverty through remittances. New evidence based on the India Human Development Survey, which provides a more recent source of data compared with the Census and other household surveys, shows that labor mobility is higher than previously estimated -- the stock of labor migrants increased from 16 million in 2004-05 to 60 million in 2011–12. The absolute number of circular migrants, at more than 200 million in 2011-12, is also much higher than previously documented estimates. Tracking the same households between 2004–05 and 2011-12, empirical analysis based on the India Human Development Survey highlights several socioeconomic factors associated with the migration decision: household income, the availability of information, as well as community networks in source and destination areas. There is also a possible administrative dimension to interstate migration barriers, owing to domicile provisions for work and study, lack of portability of social benefits, and legal and other entitlements upon relocation. 2018-02-28T23:15:20Z 2018-02-28T23:15:20Z 2018-02 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/429181519662555108/Indias-internal-labor-migration-paradox-the-statistical-and-the-real http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29416 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8356 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper South Asia India
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INTERNAL MIGRATION
ITINERANT LABOR
LABOR MOBILITY
LABOR MARKET
spellingShingle MIGRATION
INTERNAL MIGRATION
ITINERANT LABOR
LABOR MOBILITY
LABOR MARKET
Nayyar, Gaurav
Kim, Kyoung Yang
India's Internal Labor Migration Paradox : The Statistical and the Real
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relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8356
description Internal labor migration rates in India have been largely static and low in recent times compared with those in other countries. This is a cause for concern because internal migration for economic reasons can promote the agglomeration of economic activity in more productive locations and directly contribute to reducing poverty through remittances. New evidence based on the India Human Development Survey, which provides a more recent source of data compared with the Census and other household surveys, shows that labor mobility is higher than previously estimated -- the stock of labor migrants increased from 16 million in 2004-05 to 60 million in 2011–12. The absolute number of circular migrants, at more than 200 million in 2011-12, is also much higher than previously documented estimates. Tracking the same households between 2004–05 and 2011-12, empirical analysis based on the India Human Development Survey highlights several socioeconomic factors associated with the migration decision: household income, the availability of information, as well as community networks in source and destination areas. There is also a possible administrative dimension to interstate migration barriers, owing to domicile provisions for work and study, lack of portability of social benefits, and legal and other entitlements upon relocation.
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author Nayyar, Gaurav
Kim, Kyoung Yang
author_facet Nayyar, Gaurav
Kim, Kyoung Yang
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title India's Internal Labor Migration Paradox : The Statistical and the Real
title_short India's Internal Labor Migration Paradox : The Statistical and the Real
title_full India's Internal Labor Migration Paradox : The Statistical and the Real
title_fullStr India's Internal Labor Migration Paradox : The Statistical and the Real
title_full_unstemmed India's Internal Labor Migration Paradox : The Statistical and the Real
title_sort india's internal labor migration paradox : the statistical and the real
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/429181519662555108/Indias-internal-labor-migration-paradox-the-statistical-and-the-real
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