Language:
English
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1 Online-Ressource (33 p)
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World Bank E-Library Archive
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Erscheint auch als Shrestha, Maheshwor The Impact of Large-Scale Migration on Poverty, Expenditures, and Labor Market Outcomes in Nepal
Abstract:
This paper studies the impact of migration on poverty, expenditures, and labor market outcomes in Nepal. Between 2001 and 2011, the share of male working age population abroad more than doubled, mostly due to young men leaving to work in Malaysia and the Persian Gulf countries. The paper studies the impact using instrumental variables as well as difference-in-difference methods. The findings show that increases in migration to Gulf-Malaysia explain 40 percent of the decline in poverty between 2001 and 2011. The estimates of the marginal propensity of consumption show that a
DOI:
10.1596/1813-9450-8232
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