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We analyse income and expenditure distribution in China in a comparative perspective with India. These countries represent extreme cases in the relationship of inequality to both wellbeing indicators. Income is more highly concentrated than expenditure in India, especially at the top of the...
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Studies of the spatial dimensions of inequality in developing countries are mostly restricted to states, provinces, or districts, typically the smallest geographical units for which data are representative in national surveys. We introduce a procedure to calculate inequality between and within...
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explicitly take into account general equilibrium effects such as selective migration in response to the war, I then develop an … particular, I leverage the structure of the model along with observed income information and migration flows to identify firm … effect. Selective migration in response to the war also seems to play an important role and implies that local reduced …
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variability. Smallholders can adjust by diversifying income sources, including through migration. Most existing studies … investigate whether households send a migrant after experiencing weather shocks, but the literature lacks evidence on migration as … effect of changing weather patterns over a few years on migration as a diversification strategy. Using a novel household …
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Using detailed microdata, we document how migration-dependent households are especially vulnerable during the COVID-19 … and observational variation in prior migration dependence. We report 25 per cent greater declines in earnings and fourfold … greater prevalence of food insecurity among migrant households since March. Causes include lower migration rates, less …
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This paper investigates the impact of migration of male household heads on the autonomy of their spouses. Using panel … endogeneity inherent in the relationship using past migration as the instrument and carefully paying attention to the role of … remittances. We find consistent evidence that male migration increases female self-determination and decision-making power, and …
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In this paper we study the impact of tenure security on rural to urban migration of household members over the age of … lower probability of migration in rural Tanzania. This result is consistent with the idea that better property rights over … security is a key policy concern in curbing rural - urban migration at early stages of development. …
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This study examines the effects of cross-border return migration on intertemporal and intergenerational transmission of … function of their migration histories. Return migrants, current migrants, and (yet) non-migrants are distinguished. Transitions …, demographics and migration status. Migration patterns are found to differ systematically between Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia, as well …
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This paper analyses the relationship between climate and migration in rural households in Viet Nam. We propose an … instrumental variable approach that controls for the potential endogeneity between crop production and migration using monthly …
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prices have little or no effect on migration decisions, given that rice is mainly produced for household consumption. The … likelihood of migrating. This evidence seems to suggest that migration acts as a shock-coping strategy. We find that rice prices … lower coffee prices increase the migration probability of individuals with lower education. …
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