"This paper assesses the impact of work-related migration by males on the labor market behavior of females in Nepal …. Using data from the 2004 Nepal household survey, the authors apply the Instrumental Variable Full Information Maximum … argue that strategies for economic development in Nepal should take into account such gender aspects of the migration …

trade policies. We examine here the consequences of such a “Gulliver” effect, looking at the case of Nepal whose economy is … closely linked to the economy of India. Since India’s protective policies are not optimal for Nepal, we consider the various … alternatives for Nepal. The “optimal divergence” is for Nepal to allow the free import of intermediate and capital goods, while …