influences measurements of urban poverty and inequality in China, and also compares how other indicators of well-being differ for … measures of urban income inequality. Significant differences between migrants and local residents are found for non …Using data from recent surveys of migrants and local residents in 10 cities in 2005, this paper examines how migration …

inequality or stagnating poverty in Costa Rica. … few studies of the impact of this South-South migration. In this paper, we examine the impact of migration from one … the hypothesis that Nicaraguan migration to Costa Rica was an important factor contributing to falling earnings, increased …

We develop a model of the interdependencies between migration, remittances and inequality, and investigate how … migration and subsequent remittances affect inter-household inequality in the origin communities. An important feature of our … wealth inequality but may generate higher income inequality. Moreover, the short-run and long-run impacts of migration on …

This paper examines two issues associated with the impact of migration on household income and poverty. First, existing … from standard analysis. Second, existing studies examine migration’s impact on the poverty of the entire sample. However … studies have typically overlooked a feature of migration that should be taken into account in estimating its impact, namely …

This paper investigates the impact of land tenure insecurity on the migration decisions of China's rural residents. A …

Using data collected for the evaluation of the rural component of Oportunidades, Mexico's flagship anti-poverty program …, I show that poor households' entitlement to an exogenous, temporary but guaranteed income stream increases US migration … collateral to finance the migration. The individuals who start migrating because of this income shock belong to households with …

The extant literature has focused on migration's consequences for the receiving countries. In this paper, we ask a … methodology combining statistical matching with difference-in-differences, we assess migration's effects on the well-being of …, migration enhances subjective well-being and satisfaction with freedom. The results are robust to sensitivity checks …