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This study examines the asset gains to households in Kerala, India, from two types of labor migration: moving overseas … versus moving within India for employment. It draws on panel data from waves of a representative household survey conducted …-migrants enables them to earn as much in low-skill jobs abroad as more educated workers relocating within India can …
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Internal labor migration rates in India have been largely static and low in recent times compared with those in other … the India Human Development Survey, which provides a more recent source of data compared with the Census and other … analysis based on the India Human Development Survey highlights several socioeconomic factors associated with the migration …
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This paper contributes to understanding the physical and economic effects of salinity diffusion and planning for appropriate adaptation for managing the Sundarbans in a changing climate, with a focus on the West Bengal portion of the tidal-wetland forest delta. A five-step analysis, using...
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India and the staggered rollout of a rural livelihoods intervention. Comparisons from household surveys across communities …
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China, the United States, and India, decided on a more gradual phasing out extending beyond 2030. This paper estimates the … welfare loss of about 1.5 percent. Some of the major emitters, such as China and India, will experience minimal impacts to …
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There is a widespread policy view that a lack of job opportunities at home is a key reason for migration, accompanied by suggestions of the need to spend more on creating these opportunities to reduce migration. Self-employment is widespread in poor countries, and faced with a lack of existing...
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