Migration, Remittances, Poverty, and Human Capital : Conceptual and Empirical Challenges

Migration, Remittances, Poverty, and Human Capital : Conceptual and Empirical Challenges

This paper reviews common challenges faced by researchers interested in measuring the impact of migration and remittances on income, poverty, inequality, and human capital (or, in general, "welfare") as well as difficulties confronting de...

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Main Authors: McKenzie, David, Sasin, Marcin J.
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
BANKING SYSTEM
BRAIN DRAIN
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD LABOR
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILD NUTRITION
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DIASPORA
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC POLICIES
EDUCATION
EXPATRIATES
EXTERNALITIES
FAMILIES
GENDER
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HOUSEHOLD ASSETS
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD WORK
HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSING
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLITERACY
IMMIGRANTS
IMPACT OF MIGRATION
IMPORTANT POLICY
INSURANCE
INTERNAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY
INTERVENTION
ISOLATION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR SUPPLY
LIVING STANDARDS
LOCAL ECONOMY
LOTTERIES
MATCHING GRANTS
MIGRANT
MIGRANTS
MIGRATION
MIGRATION DATA
MIGRATION ISSUES
MIGRATION POLICIES
NUTRITION
PHYSICIANS
POLICIES
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POVERTY REDUCTION
POWER
PRACTITIONERS
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRESS
REMITTANCE
REMITTANCES
RESEARCH PROGRAM
RETURN MIGRATION
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SEX
SKILLED WORKERS
SOCIAL RETURNS
SOCIAL WELFARE
TEMPORARY MIGRATION
TRANSACTION COSTS
UNEMPLOYMENT
URBAN AREAS
URBAN MIGRATION
VILLAGES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/07/7847946/migration-remittances-poverty-human-capital-conceptual-empirical-challenges
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7453

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/07/7847946/migration-remittances-poverty-human-capital-conceptual-empirical-challenges
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7453

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