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
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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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