The Long-Term Impacts of International Migration : Evidence from a Lottery

This study examines the long-term impacts of international migration by comparing immigrants who had successful ballot entries in a migration lottery program, and first moved almost a decade ago, with people who had unsuccessful entries into those...

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Main Authors:	Gibson, John, McKenzie, David, Rohorua, Halahingano, Stillman, Steven
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	VISAS IMMIGRANT HOUSEHOLD SIZE CAPITA INCOME BRAIN DRAIN PEOPLE MINIMUM WAGE MIGRATION POLICY SPOUSE INCOME PSYCHOLOGY EMIGRANTS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES REMITTANCE BORDERS BANK ACCOUNT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IMMIGRANTS HOUSING RETURN MIGRATION FAMILY MEMBERS HEALTH ATM CARD EMIGRATION POLICY DISCUSSIONS DESTINATION COUNTRY CITIES SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH SKILLED MIGRANTS BORDER MOVEMENTS POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT SPOUSES KNOWLEDGE NATIVE WORKERS REMITTANCE RECEIPTS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION LABOR MARKET SEASONAL MIGRANTS JOB OPPORTUNITIES FAMILY UNIT LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES FAMILY REUNIFICATION EXCHANGE RATES MOBILITY LIMITED JOB OPPORTUNITIES MIGRATION TRANSFERS HOUSEHOLD INCOME MARRIAGE CULTURAL CHANGE HISTORY FARMERS MIGRANTS INTERVIEW MENTAL HEALTH GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT RESPECT PROGRESS HOUSEHOLD LEVEL DIET HUMAN CAPITAL MIGRANT WORKERS AGED LIFESTYLE POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER MOVEMENT OF MIGRANTS PENSIONS GENDER POWER IMPACT OF MIGRATION INCOMES SELF-RELIANCE SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL NETWORKS MARRIED COUPLE POPULATIONS TEMPORARY MIGRATION NATIONALS POLICY CITIZENS BANK ACCOUNTS INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS PERMANENT RESIDENCE WEIGHT ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IMMIGRATION SYSTEM AGRICULTURAL WORKERS ETHICS CHILDREN PHYSICAL HEALTH HEALTH PROBLEMS HOUSEHOLDS PARTNERS IMMIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW YOUNG PEOPLE POPULATION POLICY RESEARCH HOME VILLAGE GROSS NATIONAL INCOME HOME COUNTRIES EXCHANGE RATE MIGRATION FLOW SIBLINGS FAMILIES REMITTANCES SECONDARY EDUCATION TERTIARY EDUCATION IMPLEMENTATION EXTENDED FAMILY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT POLICY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25467812/long-term-impacts-international-migration-evidence-lottery http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23459

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spelling	okr-10986-234592021-04-23T14:04:15Z The Long-Term Impacts of International Migration : Evidence from a Lottery Gibson, John McKenzie, David Rohorua, Halahingano Stillman, Steven VISAS IMMIGRANT HOUSEHOLD SIZE CAPITA INCOME BRAIN DRAIN PEOPLE MINIMUM WAGE MIGRATION POLICY SPOUSE INCOME PSYCHOLOGY EMIGRANTS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES REMITTANCE BORDERS BANK ACCOUNT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IMMIGRANTS HOUSING RETURN MIGRATION FAMILY MEMBERS HEALTH ATM CARD EMIGRATION POLICY DISCUSSIONS DESTINATION COUNTRY CITIES SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH SKILLED MIGRANTS BORDER MOVEMENTS POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT SPOUSES KNOWLEDGE NATIVE WORKERS REMITTANCE RECEIPTS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION LABOR MARKET SEASONAL MIGRANTS JOB OPPORTUNITIES FAMILY UNIT LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES FAMILY REUNIFICATION EXCHANGE RATES MOBILITY LIMITED JOB OPPORTUNITIES MIGRATION TRANSFERS HOUSEHOLD INCOME MARRIAGE CULTURAL CHANGE HISTORY FARMERS MIGRANTS INTERVIEW MENTAL HEALTH GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT RESPECT PROGRESS HOUSEHOLD LEVEL DIET HUMAN CAPITAL MIGRANT WORKERS AGED LIFESTYLE POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER MOVEMENT OF MIGRANTS PENSIONS GENDER POWER IMPACT OF MIGRATION INCOMES SELF-RELIANCE SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL NETWORKS MARRIED COUPLE POPULATIONS TEMPORARY MIGRATION NATIONALS POLICY CITIZENS BANK ACCOUNTS INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS PERMANENT RESIDENCE WEIGHT ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IMMIGRATION SYSTEM AGRICULTURAL WORKERS ETHICS CHILDREN PHYSICAL HEALTH HEALTH PROBLEMS HOUSEHOLDS PARTNERS IMMIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW YOUNG PEOPLE POPULATION POLICY RESEARCH HOME VILLAGE GROSS NATIONAL INCOME HOME COUNTRIES EXCHANGE RATE MIGRATION FLOW SIBLINGS FAMILIES REMITTANCES SECONDARY EDUCATION TERTIARY EDUCATION IMPLEMENTATION EXTENDED FAMILY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT POLICY This study examines the long-term impacts of international migration by comparing immigrants who had successful ballot entries in a migration lottery program, and first moved almost a decade ago, with people who had unsuccessful entries into those same ballots. The long-term gain in income is found to be similar in magnitude to the gain in the first year, despite migrants upgrading their education and changing their locations and occupations. This results in large, sustained benefits to the migrants’ immediate family, who have substantially higher consumption, durable asset ownership, savings, and dietary diversity. In contrast, the study finds no measureable impact on extended family. 2015-12-18T21:18:40Z 2015-12-18T21:18:40Z 2015-11 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25467812/long-term-impacts-international-migration-evidence-lottery http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23459 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7495 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 East Asia and Pacific
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topic	VISAS IMMIGRANT HOUSEHOLD SIZE CAPITA INCOME BRAIN DRAIN PEOPLE MINIMUM WAGE MIGRATION POLICY SPOUSE INCOME PSYCHOLOGY EMIGRANTS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES REMITTANCE BORDERS BANK ACCOUNT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IMMIGRANTS HOUSING RETURN MIGRATION FAMILY MEMBERS HEALTH ATM CARD EMIGRATION POLICY DISCUSSIONS DESTINATION COUNTRY CITIES SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH SKILLED MIGRANTS BORDER MOVEMENTS POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT SPOUSES KNOWLEDGE NATIVE WORKERS REMITTANCE RECEIPTS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION LABOR MARKET SEASONAL MIGRANTS JOB OPPORTUNITIES FAMILY UNIT LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES FAMILY REUNIFICATION EXCHANGE RATES MOBILITY LIMITED JOB OPPORTUNITIES MIGRATION TRANSFERS HOUSEHOLD INCOME MARRIAGE CULTURAL CHANGE HISTORY FARMERS MIGRANTS INTERVIEW MENTAL HEALTH GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT RESPECT PROGRESS HOUSEHOLD LEVEL DIET HUMAN CAPITAL MIGRANT WORKERS AGED LIFESTYLE POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER MOVEMENT OF MIGRANTS PENSIONS GENDER POWER IMPACT OF MIGRATION INCOMES SELF-RELIANCE SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL NETWORKS MARRIED COUPLE POPULATIONS TEMPORARY MIGRATION NATIONALS POLICY CITIZENS BANK ACCOUNTS INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS PERMANENT RESIDENCE WEIGHT ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IMMIGRATION SYSTEM AGRICULTURAL WORKERS ETHICS CHILDREN PHYSICAL HEALTH HEALTH PROBLEMS HOUSEHOLDS PARTNERS IMMIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW YOUNG PEOPLE POPULATION POLICY RESEARCH HOME VILLAGE GROSS NATIONAL INCOME HOME COUNTRIES EXCHANGE RATE MIGRATION FLOW SIBLINGS FAMILIES REMITTANCES SECONDARY EDUCATION TERTIARY EDUCATION IMPLEMENTATION EXTENDED FAMILY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT POLICY
spellingShingle	VISAS IMMIGRANT HOUSEHOLD SIZE CAPITA INCOME BRAIN DRAIN PEOPLE MINIMUM WAGE MIGRATION POLICY SPOUSE INCOME PSYCHOLOGY EMIGRANTS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES REMITTANCE BORDERS BANK ACCOUNT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IMMIGRANTS HOUSING RETURN MIGRATION FAMILY MEMBERS HEALTH ATM CARD EMIGRATION POLICY DISCUSSIONS DESTINATION COUNTRY CITIES SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH SKILLED MIGRANTS BORDER MOVEMENTS POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT SPOUSES KNOWLEDGE NATIVE WORKERS REMITTANCE RECEIPTS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION LABOR MARKET SEASONAL MIGRANTS JOB OPPORTUNITIES FAMILY UNIT LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES FAMILY REUNIFICATION EXCHANGE RATES MOBILITY LIMITED JOB OPPORTUNITIES MIGRATION TRANSFERS HOUSEHOLD INCOME MARRIAGE CULTURAL CHANGE HISTORY FARMERS MIGRANTS INTERVIEW MENTAL HEALTH GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT RESPECT PROGRESS HOUSEHOLD LEVEL DIET HUMAN CAPITAL MIGRANT WORKERS AGED LIFESTYLE POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER MOVEMENT OF MIGRANTS PENSIONS GENDER POWER IMPACT OF MIGRATION INCOMES SELF-RELIANCE SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL NETWORKS MARRIED COUPLE POPULATIONS TEMPORARY MIGRATION NATIONALS POLICY CITIZENS BANK ACCOUNTS INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS PERMANENT RESIDENCE WEIGHT ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IMMIGRATION SYSTEM AGRICULTURAL WORKERS ETHICS CHILDREN PHYSICAL HEALTH HEALTH PROBLEMS HOUSEHOLDS PARTNERS IMMIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW YOUNG PEOPLE POPULATION POLICY RESEARCH HOME VILLAGE GROSS NATIONAL INCOME HOME COUNTRIES EXCHANGE RATE MIGRATION FLOW SIBLINGS FAMILIES REMITTANCES SECONDARY EDUCATION TERTIARY EDUCATION IMPLEMENTATION EXTENDED FAMILY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT POLICY Gibson, John McKenzie, David Rohorua, Halahingano Stillman, Steven The Long-Term Impacts of International Migration : Evidence from a Lottery
geographic_facet	East Asia and Pacific
relation	Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7495
description	This study examines the long-term impacts of international migration by comparing immigrants who had successful ballot entries in a migration lottery program, and first moved almost a decade ago, with people who had unsuccessful entries into those same ballots. The long-term gain in income is found to be similar in magnitude to the gain in the first year, despite migrants upgrading their education and changing their locations and occupations. This results in large, sustained benefits to the migrants’ immediate family, who have substantially higher consumption, durable asset ownership, savings, and dietary diversity. In contrast, the study finds no measureable impact on extended family.
format	Working Paper
author	Gibson, John McKenzie, David Rohorua, Halahingano Stillman, Steven
author_facet	Gibson, John McKenzie, David Rohorua, Halahingano Stillman, Steven
author_sort	Gibson, John
title	The Long-Term Impacts of International Migration : Evidence from a Lottery
title_short	The Long-Term Impacts of International Migration : Evidence from a Lottery
title_full	The Long-Term Impacts of International Migration : Evidence from a Lottery
title_fullStr	The Long-Term Impacts of International Migration : Evidence from a Lottery
title_full_unstemmed	The Long-Term Impacts of International Migration : Evidence from a Lottery
title_sort	long-term impacts of international migration : evidence from a lottery
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2015
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25467812/long-term-impacts-international-migration-evidence-lottery http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23459
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The Long-Term Impacts of International Migration : Evidence from a Lottery

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