This paper argues that mobility and migration have always been an intrinsic part of human development. Migration can be … considered as a fundamental capabilities-enhancing freedom itself. However, any meaningful understanding of migration needs to … migration, it is more appropriate to conceive of a continuum running from low to high constraints under which migration occurs …

This paper argues that mobility and migration have always been an intrinsic part of human development. Migration can be … considered as a fundamental capabilities-enhancing freedom itself. However, any meaningful understanding of migration needs to … migration, it is more appropriate to conceive of a continuum running from low to high constraints under which migration occurs …

investments, reduced unemployment and increased labor migration. In the paper the system dynamics model, which describes …; import, its relation to internal producing; and migration processes are considered. Model functioning is measured considering …

This paper reviews the treatment of migration in Participatory Poverty Assessments (PPAs), conducted in 14 different … countries. The analysis suggests that for the very poor, migration is most often rural to rural and rural to urban and not … across borders. The drivers of migration are context specific, but are generally related to the pursuit of greater livelihood …

This paper reviews the treatment of migration in Participatory Poverty Assessments (PPAs), conducted in 14 different … countries. The analysis suggests that for the very poor, migration is most often rural to rural and rural to urban and not … across borders. The drivers of migration are context specific, but are generally related to the pursuit of greater livelihood …

migration over human development in Bolivia. Three issues frame these effects. First, twenty five years of rural to urban … migration have transformed the demographic profile of Bolivian society. The new middle third is younger, more bilingual and … quality and informal insurance mechanisms that make migration more costly. Third, increases in human development can be …

This paper presents empirical estimates of a gravity model of bilateral migration that properly accounts for non … limited to OECD data, we have estimated our model using a matrix of bilateral migration stocks for 127 countries. We find that … the inverted-U relationship between income at origin and migration found by other authors survives the more demanding …

This paper examines two issues associated with the impact of migration on household income and poverty. First, existing … from standard analysis. Second, existing studies examine migration's impact on the poverty of the entire sample. However … studies have typically overlooked a feature of migration that should be taken into account in estimating its impact, namely …

This paper examines two issues associated with the impact of migration on household income and poverty. First, existing … from standard analysis. Second, existing studies examine migration’s impact on the poverty of the entire sample. However … studies have typically overlooked a feature of migration that should be taken into account in estimating its impact, namely …