Migration, Remittances and Forests : Disentangling the Impact of Population and Economic Growth on Forests

International migration has increased rapidly in recent decades and this has been accompanied by a remarkable increase in transfers made by migrants to their home countries. This paper investigates the effect of the rural economic growth brought ab...

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Main Authors:	Tiwari, Sailesh, Bhattarai, Keshav
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE VALUE ADULT POPULATION ADVERSE WEATHER AFFORESTATION AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES AGRICULTURAL ENCROACHMENT AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURE ALLOCATION OF LAND BARREN LAND BRAIN DRAIN CAPITAL MARKETS CENSUSES CHANGE IN POPULATION CHILD LABOR CIVIL WAR CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE COAL COASTAL AREAS COMMON LAND COMMUNITY FOREST COMMUNITY FORESTRY COMMUNITY FORESTS COMPETITIVE MARKETS CONSEQUENCES OF MIGRATION CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE CULTURAL CHANGE CULTURAL PRACTICE DEFORESTATION DEGRADED FOREST DEGRADED FOREST LAND DEMAND FOR SERVICES DEMOCRACY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISASTERS DROUGHT DRY SEASON ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ECONOMICS ECONOMICS OF IMMIGRATION EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELASTICITY OF DEMAND ENVIRONMENT AND POPULATION ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL KUZNETS ENVIRONMENTAL SHOCK ENVIRONMENTAL SHOCKS EQUILIBRIUM ETHNIC GROUPS EXPENDITURES FAMILY MEMBERS FERTILITY FIREWOOD FLOW OF INFORMATION FLOW OF PEOPLE FODDER FOREST FOREST ACT FOREST AREA FOREST AREAS FOREST CONDITIONS FOREST COVER FOREST COVER CHANGE FOREST DEGRADATION FOREST EXTRACTION FOREST GROWTH FOREST LABOR FOREST LAND FOREST OFFICERS FOREST PRODUCT FOREST PRODUCTS FOREST RESOURCES FOREST SECTOR FOREST USE FOREST USER FORESTRY FORESTRY MANAGEMENT FORESTRY SECTOR FORESTS GOVERNMENT POLICIES GREEN REVOLUTION HOST COUNTRY HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN SETTLEMENT ILLEGAL LOGGING IMMIGRANTS IMPACT OF MIGRATION IMPACT OF POPULATION INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INFLOW OF REMITTANCES INTERNATIONAL BORDERS INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION ISSUES KINSHIP LABOR FORCE LABOR INPUTS LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR SUPPLY LAND ALLOCATION LAND AREA LAND COVER LAND COVER CHANGE LAND COVER TYPE LAND RECLAMATION LAND RENTAL LAND RENTS LAND USE LAND USE CHANGES LAND USE DATA LAND USE DECISIONS LAND-COVER LANDSCAPE LARGE TRACTS OF FOREST LIVESTOCK LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL COMMUNITY LOCAL ENVIRONMENT LOGGING MARGINAL PRODUCT MARGINAL REVENUE MATURE FORESTS MIGRANT MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATION FLOWS MINES MOUNTAINOUS AREAS MOUNTAINS MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE NATIONAL FORESTS NATIONAL LEVEL NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL ENVIRONMENT NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS NUMBER OF MIGRANTS OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PEACE POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL INSTABILITY POPULATION CENSUS POPULATION DENSITIES POPULATION DENSITY POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION SIZE POPULATION VARIABLE POTENTIAL MIGRANTS PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND PRIVATE FORESTS PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY PROGRESS PUBLIC GOOD PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY RAINFALL REFUGES REMITTANCE REMITTANCES REMOTE SENSING DATA RESPECT ROAD DENSITY ROADS RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY SATELLITE DATA SATELLITE IMAGERY SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIAL MOBILIZATION SPATIAL MOBILITY SPILLOVER TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TEMPORARY MIGRATION TIMBER URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTER URBAN CENTERS USE OF FORESTS VEGETATION VILLAGE FOREST VILLAGES WAGES WAR WARS WEATHER SHOCK WEATHER SHOCKS WORK FORCE WORKFORCE WORKING POPULATION WORLD POPULATION
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