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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okr-10986-74532021-04-23T14:02:33Z Migration, Remittances, Poverty, and Human Capital : Conceptual and Empirical Challenges McKenzie, David Sasin, Marcin J. 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 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 development practitioners in converting this research into policy advice. On the analytical side, the paper discusses the proper formulation of a research question, the choice of the analytical tools, as well as the interpretation of the results in the presence of pervasive endogeneity in all decisions surrounding migration. Particular attention is given to the use of instrumental variables in migration research. On the policy side, the paper argues that the private nature of migration and remittances implies a need to carefully spell out the rationale for interventions. It also notices the lack of good migration data and proper evaluations of migration-related government policies. The paper focuses mainly on microeconomic evidence about international migration, but much of the discussion extends to other settings as well. 2012-06-07T19:53:51Z 2012-06-07T19:53:51Z 2007-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/07/7847946/migration-remittances-poverty-human-capital-conceptual-empirical-challenges http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7453 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4272 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research |
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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 McKenzie, David Sasin, Marcin J. Migration, Remittances, Poverty, and Human Capital : Conceptual and Empirical Challenges |
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Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4272 |
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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 development practitioners
in converting this research into policy advice. On the
analytical side, the paper discusses the proper formulation
of a research question, the choice of the analytical tools,
as well as the interpretation of the results in the presence
of pervasive endogeneity in all decisions surrounding
migration. Particular attention is given to the use of
instrumental variables in migration research. On the policy
side, the paper argues that the private nature of migration
and remittances implies a need to carefully spell out the
rationale for interventions. It also notices the lack of
good migration data and proper evaluations of
migration-related government policies. The paper focuses
mainly on microeconomic evidence about international
migration, but much of the discussion extends to other
settings as well. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
| author |
McKenzie, David Sasin, Marcin J. |
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McKenzie, David Sasin, Marcin J. |
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McKenzie, David |
| title |
Migration, Remittances, Poverty, and Human Capital : Conceptual and Empirical Challenges |
| title_short |
Migration, Remittances, Poverty, and Human Capital : Conceptual and Empirical Challenges |
| title_full |
Migration, Remittances, Poverty, and Human Capital : Conceptual and Empirical Challenges |
| title_fullStr |
Migration, Remittances, Poverty, and Human Capital : Conceptual and Empirical Challenges |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Migration, Remittances, Poverty, and Human Capital : Conceptual and Empirical Challenges |
| title_sort |
migration, remittances, poverty, and human capital : conceptual and empirical challenges |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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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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