Migration, Remittances, Poverty, and Human Capital : Conceptual and Empirical Challenges

Migration, Remittances, Poverty, and Human Capital : Conceptual and Empirical Challenges

This paper reviews common challenges faced by researchers interested in measuring the impact of migration and remittances on income, poverty, inequality, and human capital (or, in general, "welfare") as well as difficulties confronting de...

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Main Authors:	McKenzie, David, Sasin, Marcin J.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	BANKING SYSTEM BRAIN DRAIN CHILD HEALTH CHILD LABOR CHILD MORTALITY CHILD NUTRITION COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIASPORA ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC POLICIES EDUCATION EXPATRIATES EXTERNALITIES FAMILIES GENDER GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE HEALTH OUTCOMES HOUSEHOLD ASSETS HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD WORK HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLITERACY IMMIGRANTS IMPACT OF MIGRATION IMPORTANT POLICY INSURANCE INTERNAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY INTERVENTION ISOLATION LABOR MARKET LABOR SUPPLY LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL ECONOMY LOTTERIES MATCHING GRANTS MIGRANT MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATION DATA MIGRATION ISSUES MIGRATION POLICIES NUTRITION PHYSICIANS POLICIES POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POVERTY REDUCTION POWER PRACTITIONERS PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS REMITTANCE REMITTANCES RESEARCH PROGRAM RETURN MIGRATION RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SEX SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL RETURNS SOCIAL WELFARE TEMPORARY MIGRATION TRANSACTION COSTS UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS URBAN MIGRATION VILLAGES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/07/7847946/migration-remittances-poverty-human-capital-conceptual-empirical-challenges http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7453

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7453