Migration and Asset Accumulation in South India : Comparing Gains to Internal and International Migration from Kerala
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 19...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/730301589217704546/Migration-and-Asset-Accumulation-in-South-India-Comparing-Gains-to-Internal-and-International-Migration-from-Kerala http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33746 |
| Summary: | 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 with an overseas migrant and those
with a domestic migrant. Although less educated individuals
tend to venture overseas, a wage premium over non-migrants
enables them to earn as much in low-skill jobs abroad as
more educated workers relocating within India can. |
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