Moving Out and Up : Panel Data Evidence on Migration and Poverty in Uganda

This paper examines the relationship between spatial and economic mobility in Uganda using longitudinal data from 2005 through 2012. The study relies on a detailed panel tracking survey and exploits exogenous variation in the spatial intensity of v...

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Main Authors:	Mensah, Edouard, O'Sullivan, Michael
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	POVERTY MIGRATION GENDER STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION SPATIAL ANALYSIS ECONOMIC MOBILITY CONFLICT URBANIZATION EDUCATION ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/652901504804730871/Moving-out-and-up-panel-data-evidence-on-migration-and-poverty-in-Uganda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28363

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spelling	okr-10986-283632021-06-08T14:42:48Z Moving Out and Up : Panel Data Evidence on Migration and Poverty in Uganda Mensah, Edouard O'Sullivan, Michael POVERTY MIGRATION GENDER STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION SPATIAL ANALYSIS ECONOMIC MOBILITY CONFLICT URBANIZATION EDUCATION ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE This paper examines the relationship between spatial and economic mobility in Uganda using longitudinal data from 2005 through 2012. The study relies on a detailed panel tracking survey and exploits exogenous variation in the spatial intensity of violent conflict, rainfall shocks, distance from the regional capital, and ethnic networks in urban areas. The analysis finds significant welfare gains of 58 percentage points due to migration. However, the returns to migration vary with the direction of the move. Moving to a rural destination yields welfare returns of 56 percentage points; the returns to urban moves, at 65 percentage points, are markedly higher. Policies to capture the welfare gains from migration to cities should focus on further urbanization, the development of road infrastructure, and investments in education for men and women in rural areas. 2017-09-21T19:01:29Z 2017-09-21T19:01:29Z 2017-09 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/652901504804730871/Moving-out-and-up-panel-data-evidence-on-migration-and-poverty-in-Uganda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28363 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8186 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Uganda
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topic	POVERTY MIGRATION GENDER STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION SPATIAL ANALYSIS ECONOMIC MOBILITY CONFLICT URBANIZATION EDUCATION ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
spellingShingle	POVERTY MIGRATION GENDER STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION SPATIAL ANALYSIS ECONOMIC MOBILITY CONFLICT URBANIZATION EDUCATION ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE Mensah, Edouard O'Sullivan, Michael Moving Out and Up : Panel Data Evidence on Migration and Poverty in Uganda
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relation	Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8186
description	This paper examines the relationship between spatial and economic mobility in Uganda using longitudinal data from 2005 through 2012. The study relies on a detailed panel tracking survey and exploits exogenous variation in the spatial intensity of violent conflict, rainfall shocks, distance from the regional capital, and ethnic networks in urban areas. The analysis finds significant welfare gains of 58 percentage points due to migration. However, the returns to migration vary with the direction of the move. Moving to a rural destination yields welfare returns of 56 percentage points; the returns to urban moves, at 65 percentage points, are markedly higher. Policies to capture the welfare gains from migration to cities should focus on further urbanization, the development of road infrastructure, and investments in education for men and women in rural areas.
format	Working Paper
author	Mensah, Edouard O'Sullivan, Michael
author_facet	Mensah, Edouard O'Sullivan, Michael
author_sort	Mensah, Edouard
title	Moving Out and Up : Panel Data Evidence on Migration and Poverty in Uganda
title_short	Moving Out and Up : Panel Data Evidence on Migration and Poverty in Uganda
title_full	Moving Out and Up : Panel Data Evidence on Migration and Poverty in Uganda
title_fullStr	Moving Out and Up : Panel Data Evidence on Migration and Poverty in Uganda
title_full_unstemmed	Moving Out and Up : Panel Data Evidence on Migration and Poverty in Uganda
title_sort	moving out and up : panel data evidence on migration and poverty in uganda
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2017
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/652901504804730871/Moving-out-and-up-panel-data-evidence-on-migration-and-poverty-in-Uganda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28363
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Moving Out and Up : Panel Data Evidence on Migration and Poverty in Uganda

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