The Long-Term Impact of International Migration on Economic Decision-Making : Evidence from a Migration Lottery and Lab-in-the-Field Experiments

The Long-Term Impact of International Migration on Economic Decision-Making : Evidence from a Migration Lottery and Lab-in-the-Field Experiments

This paper studies how migration from a poor to a rich country affects key economic beliefs, preference parameters, and transnational household decision-making efficiency. The setting is the migration of Tongans to New Zealand through a migration l...

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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 2016
Subjects:
migration
economic beliefs
preferences
household efficiency
transnational households
remittances
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/10/26836670/long-term-impact-international-migration-economic-decision-making-evidence-migration-lottery-lab-in-the-field-experiments
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25165

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/10/26836670/long-term-impact-international-migration-economic-decision-making-evidence-migration-lottery-lab-in-the-field-experiments
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25165

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