Work-Related Migration and Poverty Reduction in Nepal

Work-Related Migration and Poverty Reduction in Nepal

Using two rounds of nationally representative household survey data in this study, we measure the impact on poverty in Nepal of local and international migration for work. We apply an instrumental variables approach to deal with nonrandom selection of migrants and simulate various scenarios for the...

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Main Authors: Lokshin, Michael, Bontch-Osmolovski, Mikhail, Glinskaya, Elena
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Subjects:
International Migration F220
Measurement and Analysis of Poverty I320
Welfare and Poverty: Government Programs
Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs I380
Geographic Labor Mobility
Immigrant Workers J610
Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120
Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses
Transportation O180
Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics: Regional Migration
Regional Labor Markets
Population
Neighborhood Characteristics R230
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4724

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