Internal migration plays an important role in the economic development of individuals, their families, and their … country. This study describes Mozambique's most common migration patterns from 1992 until 2017 using data from three … migration and multidimensional poverty by applying inverse probability weighted regression adjustment (IPWRA). We find that …

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 …

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. …

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. …

conflict, and argue that the findings are consistent with distress migration. Despite an increase in the willingness to migrate … following locust outbreaks, very few people may actually be able to migrate as they lack the necessary resources. As migration …

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 …

Empirical evidence suggests that the social effects of internal migration may be substantially different from those … migration on crime with longitudinal data from Brazilian microregiões. Using local labour demand shocks in the manufacturing … sector as an instrument for migratory flows, I find that a 10 per cent increase in the in-migration rate translates into a 6 …

In this paper we explore the links between international migration and income inequality. After presenting a simple … determinants of yearly bilateral migration from a very large pool of countries in the period 1960-2019. The empirical results … whether, to migrate. We find that the effect of inequality at both ends of migration corridors is heterogeneous across …