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While an emerging literature cites weather shocks as major determinants of migration, scant evidence exists on how such … migration impacts the labor markets of receiving communities in developing countries. We address this knowledge gap by … investigating the impact of weather-driven internal migration on labor markets in a post-conflict country, Nepal, using household …
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The role of migration in reducing poverty in developing countries has been investigated mainly from the perspective of … (Tanzania) traced between 1991 and 2004 have been affected by massive refugee inflows to assess how migration may affect poverty …
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transmission, such as migration to find work. On the other, HIV/AIDS may precipitate or exacerbate malnutrition and food insecurity. …
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"With high population density and limited land availability, Vietnam's Red River Delta is undergoing a major … supplementary (such as handicraft production and seasonal migration) or related to farming, such as provision of agricultural … on land use that allow farmers to better respond to growing urban demand for high-value produce; incorporate more …
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of China's institutional barriers to migration, regional inequality is much higher than in India. Also, China … regional comparative advantage has shifted from the quality of land to the level of human capital as India integrates with the …
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"Migration can serve as an outlet for employment, higher earnings, and reduced income risk for households in developing … future research in the areas of migration and social protection in India." from authors' abstract …
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continental migration on technical efficiency in the production of two cereals—millet and sorghum—by rural households. Econometric … positive relation between continental migration and technical efficiency and a negative relation between intercontinental … migration and technical efficiency. In an imperfect market environment, continental migration is associated with greater …
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its migration potential into non-agricultural sectors. This study examines the rural labor market in China exclusively … and their association with the type of employment, place of work, and labor migration. Furthermore, we investigated … especially land availability or land constraints. We finally applied a generalized polytomous logit technique to analyze the …
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highlight the importance of migration to urban sectors in the analysis. Empirical results show that human capital in the …
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