Migration and Economic Mobility in Tanzania : Evidence from a Tracking Survey

Migration and Economic Mobility in Tanzania : Evidence from a Tracking Survey

This study explores to what extent migration has contributed to improved living standards of individuals in Tanzania. Using a thirteen-year panel survey, we find that migration between 1991 and 2004 added 36 percentage points to consumption growth. Although moving out of agriculture resulted in much...

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Main Authors: Beegle, Kathleen, De Weerdt, Joachim, Dercon, Stefan
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: MIT Press 2012
Subjects:
General Welfare I310
Welfare and Poverty: Government Programs
Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs I380
Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
General Migration J110
Economic Development: Human Resources
Human Development
Income Distribution
Migration O150
Economic Development
Housing
Infrastructure O180
Transportation Economics
Regional Labor Markets
Population
Neighborhood Characteristics R230
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5401

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