Migration and Asset Accumulation in South India : Comparing Gains to Internal and International Migration from Kerala (anglais)

This study examines the asset gains to households in Kerala, India, from two types of labor migration: moving overseas versus moving within India for employment. It draws on panel data from waves of a representative household survey conducted in 1998 and 2003. Migrant households as a whole experienced higher asset gains than non-migrant families over this five-year period. Contrary to theoretical expectations, asset gains were similar for households...

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Seshan,Ganesh Kumar;
Date du document
2020/05/11
Type de document
Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
Numéro du rapport
WPS9237
Volume
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Pays
Inde,
Région
Asie du Sud,
Date de publication
2020/05/11
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Titre du rapport
Migration and Asset Accumulation in South India : Comparing Gains to Internal and International Migration from Kerala
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