Work-Related Migration and Poverty Reduction in Nepal

Using two rounds of nationally representative household survey data in this study, the authors measure the impact on poverty in Nepal of local and international migration for work. They apply an instrumental variable approach to deal with nonrandom...

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Main Authors:	Lokshin, Michael, Bontch-Osmolovski, Mikhail, Glinskaya, Elena
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ADULT POPULATION AGGREGATE DEMAND AGGREGATE POVERTY AGRICULTURAL GROWTH BENEFITS OF MIGRATION BETTER ACCESS TO MARKETS CAPITA EXPENDITURE CONSEQUENCES OF MIGRATION CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR CONSUMPTION DECISIONS CONSUMPTION EQUATION CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES CONSUMPTION LEVEL CONSUMPTION REGRESSIONS CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING COUNTERFACTUAL COUNTRY OF DESTINATION CURRENT CONSUMPTION CURRENT INCOME DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS DEPENDENCE DEPENDENCY RATIO DISTRICTS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC WELL-BEING ECONOMIES OF SCALE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELDERLY ETHNICITY EXPENDITURE DISTRIBUTIONS EXPLANATORY VARIABLES FARM ACTIVITIES FERTILITY GENDER HOST COUNTRY HOUSEHOLD BUDGET HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE DISTRIBUTION HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WEALTH HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HUMAN CAPITAL HUSBANDS IDENTITY ILLITERACY IMPACT OF MIGRATION IMPACT ON POVERTY INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME INEQUALITY INSURANCE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION JOB OPPORTUNITIES LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LAND OWNERSHIP LANDHOLDINGS LANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS LEVEL OF CONSUMPTION LEVELS OF CONSUMPTION LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE MALARIA MIGRANT MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRANTS MIGRATION MINISTRY OF HEALTH NATIONALS NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS PARAMETER ESTIMATES PEACE PENSIONS PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION PERSONAL SAFETY POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL INSTABILITY POOR POOR HOUSEHOLDS POTENTIAL MIGRANTS POVERTY LINE POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY STATUS PROGRESS PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY REMITTANCE REMITTANCES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RURAL RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL MIGRATION RURAL POVERTY RURAL REGIONS SIMULATIONS SOCIAL NETWORKS SPILLOVER TRANSPORTATION TREATY URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTER URBAN MIGRATION VILLAGES WEALTHY HOUSEHOLDS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/05/7585341/work-related-migration-poverty-reduction-nepal http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7123

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/05/7585341/work-related-migration-poverty-reduction-nepal
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7123

Work-Related Migration and Poverty Reduction in Nepal

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