Voting with their Feet? Access to Infrastructure and Migration in Nepal
Using bilateral migration flow data from the 2010 population census of Nepal, this paper provides evidence on the importance of public infrastructure and services in determining migration flows. The empirical specification, based on a generalized n...
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| Format: | Publications & Research |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank Group, Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/09/20233487/voting-feet-access-infrastructure-migration-nepal http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20370 |
| Summary: | Using bilateral migration flow data from
the 2010 population census of Nepal, this paper provides
evidence on the importance of public infrastructure and
services in determining migration flows. The empirical
specification, based on a generalized nested logit model,
corrects for the non-random selection of migrants. The
results show that migrants prefer areas that are nearer to
paved roads and have better access to electricity. Apart
from electricity's impact on income and through income
on migration, the econometric results indicate that migrants
attach substantial amenity value to access to electricity.
These findings have important implications for the placement
of basic infrastructure projects and the way benefits from
these projects are evaluated. |
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