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 the extent to which migration has contributed to improved living standards of individuals in Tanzania. Using longitudinal data on individuals, the authors estimate the impact of migration on consumption growth between 1991 and 2...

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Main Authors: Beegle, Kathleen, De Weerdt, Joachim, Dercon, Stefan
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:
ADULT MORTALITY
AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE
AIDS EPIDEMIC
BASIC NEEDS
BUSINESS OWNERSHIP
CHANGE IN CONSUMPTION
CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE
CONSUMPTION DATA
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
CONSUMPTION GROWTH
CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
CONSUMPTION POVERTY
DECLINE IN POVERTY
DETERMINANTS OF CONSUMPTION
DOWRY
EARNINGS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
EDUCATION LEVELS
EDUCATIONAL LEVELS
EMPLOYERS
ENDOWMENTS
EQUALITY
EXCLUSION
FAMILIES
FAMILY MEMBERS
FEMALE CHILDREN
FOOD COMPONENTS
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
FOOD EXPENDITURE
GENDER
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
HEALTH EXPENDITURES
HIV
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSING
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUSBANDS
IMPACT OF MIGRATION
INCOME CHANGES
INCOME GAINS
INCOME GROWTH
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS
INEQUALITY
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
KINSHIP
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LEVEL OF CONSUMPTION
LIVING CONDITIONS
LIVING STANDARDS
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MARITAL STATUS
MIGRANT
MIGRANTS
MIGRATION
MIGRATION PROCESS
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MOTHER
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
PEER GROUPS
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POOR AREAS
POPULATION GROWTH
POVERTY DYNAMICS
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
PROGRESS
PULL FACTORS
PUSH FACTORS
REFUGEE
REMITTANCES
REMOTE AREAS
RESPECT
RETURN MIGRATION
RURAL AREA
RURAL AREAS
RURAL TRANSFORMATION
RURAL VILLAGES
SCHOOLING
SEX
SOCIAL FACTORS
SOCIAL NETWORKS
SOCIAL NORMS
SOURCE OF INCOME
SPOUSE
SUBSISTENCE
TEENS
TOTAL CONSUMPTION
TRADITIONAL VALUES
UNEMPLOYMENT
URBAN AREAS
URBAN CENTER
URBAN CENTERS
VILLAGE
WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
WAGES
WAR
WOMAN
YOUNG ADULTS
YOUNG MALE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/12/10115849/migration-economic-mobility-tanzania-evidence-tracking-survey
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6333

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