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...
Main Authors: | Beegle, Kathleen, De Weerdt, Joachim, Dercon, Stefan |
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Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | EN |
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MIT Press
2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5401 |
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