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Family migration: a vehicle of child morbidity in the informal settlements of Nairobi City, Kenya?
Konseiga, Adama - 2008
Parental migration is often found to be negatively correlated with child health in Africa, yet the causal mechanisms are poorly understood. The paper uses a dataset that provides information from the respondent parent on child morbidity both in the rural and urban settings. Households first...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268526
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Family migration : a vehicle of child morbidity in the informal settlements of Nairobi City, Kenya?
Konseiga, Adama (contributor) - 2008
Parental migration is often found to be negatively correlated with child health in Africa, yet the causal mechanisms are poorly understood. The paper uses a dataset that provides information from the respondent parent on child morbidity both in the rural and urban settings. Households first...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003729414
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Migration in Kenya : beyond Harris-Todaro
Oyvat, Cem; Gĩthĩnji, Mwangi wa - 2017
This paper examines the impact of agrarian structures on the migration behavior and destination of rural household heads and individuals in Kenya. To explore the complexity of migration we extend the standard Harris-Todaro framework to account for land inequality and size. In addition, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011588189
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Family Migration : A Vehicle of Child Morbidity in the Informal Settlements of Nairobi City, Kenya?
Konseiga, Adama - 2021
Parental migration is often found to be negatively correlated with child health in Africa, yet the causal mechanisms are poorly understood. The paper uses a dataset that provides information from the respondent parent on child morbidity both in the rural and urban settings. Households first...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013325099
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The impact of remittances on rural poverty and inequality in China
Zhu, Nong (contributor); Luo, Xubei (contributor) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003745136
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Poverty in Shenzhen
Gravemeyer, Stefan; Gries, Thomas; Xue, Jinjun - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008796216
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Einkommensunterschiede, Armut und Vulnerabilität in Shenzhen
Gravemeyer, Stefan - 2011
Ungleiche Einkommensverteilung, Armut und Vulnerabilität sind eng miteinander verknüpfte Phänomene. Je nach Schwerpunkt … der Analyse, werden die unterschiedlichen Eigenschaften einer Einkommensverteilung analysiert, um die entsprechende … Forschungsfrage zu beantworten. Diese Arbeit beleuchtet alle drei Aspekte der Einkommensverteilung in Shenzhen, um ein möglichst …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009503163
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Labour market reform, rural migration and income inequality in China : a dynamic general equilibrium analysis
Mai, Yinhua; Peng, Xiujian - 2011
Using a dynamic CGE model this paper explores the effects of reform of the household registration (hukou) system in China on economic growth and rural urban income equality over the period 2010 to 2020. It addresses the specific questions whether reform of the household registration system...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009412183
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Return international migration and geographical inequality : the case of Egypt
McCormick, Barry; Wahba, Jackline - 2004
This paper explores entrepreneurship amongst return migrants, how their business locations and characteristics differ from other businesses, and the implications for rural-urban inequality. First, we examine, amongst returnees, the determinants of investment in a project/enterprise. Second, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011514468
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Urbanization, inequality, and poverty in the People's Republic of China
Zhang, Yuan - 2016
Relying on the present literature, official statistics, and household survey data in the People's Republic of China, this paper summarizes research findings on the relationship between urbanization, urban-rural inequality, and poverty, and provides further empirical evidence on the role of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011522047