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During the twentieth century, internal migration and urbanization shaped Brazil’s economic and social landscape. Cities … proved particularly salient. This study asks, has domestic migration to cities been part of a healthy process of economic … transition and mobility for the country and its households? Or has it been a perverse trap? …
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activities. While intergenerational linkages are evident, we find a seemingly high degree of mobility across generations …
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This study focuses on growth, poverty and inequality in Rwanda. We take a broad perspective, in two respects. First, we consider a long time period so as to compare the current situation with the pre-war situation, allowing us to assess whether the recent
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context of important migration, children may play an active role in the inheritance process. Based on a unique data set … collected at both ends of the migration link in Bolivia, we are able to show that migrant children significantly influence the … important role and the identity of the person responsible for the migration decision emerges as an important determinant of …
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The informal sector makes up an overwhelming share of both gross domestic product and total employment in Africa. In this paper, we lay out some of the basic characteristics of the informal sector in sub-Saharan Africa, relevant institutions, and developm
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We examine the drivers of inequality change in Honduras between 1991-2007, trying to understand why inequality increased in Honduras until 2005, while it was falling in most other Latin American countries. Using annual household surveys, we document first rising inequality between 1991-2005,...
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of migration and remittances (that is, a .private safety net. built around solidarity within families) rather than the …
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migration for Brazil. We estimate the worker?s multichoice migration problem and document that previously unobserved employer … covariates are significant predictors associated with migration flows. Our results provide support for the idea that … globalization acts on internal migration through the growth of employment opportunities at locations with a high concentration of …
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