poor, rural households in northern Bangladesh, where we relaxed some of these constraints in a rigorous Randomized Control … barriers, as well as risk and time preferences, play influential roles. Data from the follow-up surveys--six and eighteen …

construction of a major bridge in Bangladesh - which dramatically reduced travel time between the economically deprived north …

In this paper we present and confront the expected outcome of an increase in risk on the regional or sectoral … (Bhagwati-Hamada).Importance of convexity of local labor demands was invariably recognized. A localized increase in risk does … not always repel the labor force in the long-run. This statement would hold even if individuals were not risk-neutral, as …

In this paper we present and confront the expected outcome of an increase in risk on the regional or sectoral … (Bhagwati-Hamada). Importance of convexity of local labor demands was invariably recognized. A localized increase in risk does … not always repel the labor force in the long-run. This statement would hold even if individuals were not risk-neutral, as …

This paper investigates how rural-urban income differentials interact with the risk coping motive to shape households …' migration behavior. Using a model of migration behavior under agricultural income risk, our theoretical results suggest that … agricultural income risk the household is facing. Empirical findings on Chinese farm households indicate that the incidence of …

assign an $8.50 incentive to households in rural Bangladesh to out-migrate during the lean season. The incentive induces 22 … explained qualitatively by a model in which migration is risky, mitigating risk requires individual-specific learning, and some …

assign an $8.50 incentive to households in rural Bangladesh to out- migrate during the lean season. The incentive induces 22 … explained qualitatively by a model in which migration is risky, mitigating risk requires individual-specific learning, and some …