Migration and Asset Accumulation in South India : Comparing Gains to Internal and International Migration from Kerala

This study examines the asset gains to households in Kerala, India, from two types of labor migration: moving overseas versus moving within India for employment. It draws on panel data from waves of a representative household survey conducted in 19...

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Main Author:	Seshan, Ganesh
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	MIGRANT HOUSEHOLD INTERNAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION HOUSEHOLD WELFARE POVERTY REDUCTION WELFARE IMPACT REMITTANCES LABOR MIGRATION LABOR MARKET EMPLOYMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/730301589217704546/Migration-and-Asset-Accumulation-in-South-India-Comparing-Gains-to-Internal-and-International-Migration-from-Kerala http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33746

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spelling	okr-10986-337462022-09-20T00:13:16Z Migration and Asset Accumulation in South India : Comparing Gains to Internal and International Migration from Kerala Seshan, Ganesh MIGRANT HOUSEHOLD INTERNAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION HOUSEHOLD WELFARE POVERTY REDUCTION WELFARE IMPACT REMITTANCES LABOR MIGRATION LABOR MARKET EMPLOYMENT This study examines the asset gains to households in Kerala, India, from two types of labor migration: moving overseas versus moving within India for employment. It draws on panel data from waves of a representative household survey conducted in 1998 and 2003. Migrant households as a whole experienced higher asset gains than non-migrant families over this five-year period. Contrary to theoretical expectations, asset gains were similar for households with an overseas migrant and those with a domestic migrant. Although less educated individuals tend to venture overseas, a wage premium over non-migrants enables them to earn as much in low-skill jobs abroad as more educated workers relocating within India can. 2020-05-14T14:33:18Z 2020-05-14T14:33:18Z 2020-05 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/730301589217704546/Migration-and-Asset-Accumulation-in-South-India-Comparing-Gains-to-Internal-and-International-Migration-from-Kerala http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33746 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9237 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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spellingShingle	MIGRANT HOUSEHOLD INTERNAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION HOUSEHOLD WELFARE POVERTY REDUCTION WELFARE IMPACT REMITTANCES LABOR MIGRATION LABOR MARKET EMPLOYMENT Seshan, Ganesh Migration and Asset Accumulation in South India : Comparing Gains to Internal and International Migration from Kerala
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description	This study examines the asset gains to households in Kerala, India, from two types of labor migration: moving overseas versus moving within India for employment. It draws on panel data from waves of a representative household survey conducted in 1998 and 2003. Migrant households as a whole experienced higher asset gains than non-migrant families over this five-year period. Contrary to theoretical expectations, asset gains were similar for households with an overseas migrant and those with a domestic migrant. Although less educated individuals tend to venture overseas, a wage premium over non-migrants enables them to earn as much in low-skill jobs abroad as more educated workers relocating within India can.
format	Working Paper
author	Seshan, Ganesh
author_facet	Seshan, Ganesh
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title	Migration and Asset Accumulation in South India : Comparing Gains to Internal and International Migration from Kerala
title_short	Migration and Asset Accumulation in South India : Comparing Gains to Internal and International Migration from Kerala
title_full	Migration and Asset Accumulation in South India : Comparing Gains to Internal and International Migration from Kerala
title_fullStr	Migration and Asset Accumulation in South India : Comparing Gains to Internal and International Migration from Kerala
title_full_unstemmed	Migration and Asset Accumulation in South India : Comparing Gains to Internal and International Migration from Kerala
title_sort	migration and asset accumulation in south india : comparing gains to internal and international migration from kerala
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2020
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/730301589217704546/Migration-and-Asset-Accumulation-in-South-India-Comparing-Gains-to-Internal-and-International-Migration-from-Kerala http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33746
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Migration and Asset Accumulation in South India : Comparing Gains to Internal and International Migration from Kerala

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