Welfare Gains to Origin Households: Comparing Internal and International Migration of South Indians

A panel data of households from Kerala, India is used to study the welfare gains experienced by origin households whose members migrated overseas and within India between 1998 and 2003. Accounting for endogenous migration choices, the welfare gains to migrant households over this period as reflected...

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Main Author: Ganesh K. Seshan
Format: Printed Book
Subjects:
INTERSTATE MIGRATION; > DOMESTIC MIGRATION; > HOUSEHOLD ASSETS
Online Access:http://10.26.1.76/ks/005847.pdf
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