inadequate for calibration of sample weights in post-apartheid South African household surveys. The official mid-year population … Africa model has become outdated, and the updated Thembisa model does not produce estimates by population groups. We … consistent demographic data disaggregated by age groups, sex, and population groups as well as by province from 1990 to 2022 …

population. The poverty gap index for the whole population (I) takes the total aggregate shortfall from the poverty line divided … important to consider further how poverty indexes and axioms fare in variable population contexts. …

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 … population censuses. We focus on the most important moves between regions, provinces, and rural and urban areas. Further, we …

of migration and remittances (that is, a 'private safety net' built around solidarity within families) rather than the …

This paper provides an overview of the characteristics of migrant households and analyses the effects of migration in … that remittances and migration act as a shock-coping mechanism, especially in the presence of natural shocks. Remittance …

This paper examines the patterns and trends in inter-state migration across Indian states and observes that migration … vertical federal transfers and its horizontal distribution has an impact on out-migration. To correct for the extant horizontal … fiscal policy stance at the state level to reduce pressure of out-migration to prosperous regions of the country. …

Economic research on labour migration in the developing world has traditionally focused on the role played by the … rich microdata, more attention has been paid to the effects of migration on the lives of family members left behind. This … paper examines how the temporary migration of parents for the sole purpose of work affects the health outcomes of children …

. We explore patterns of migration within rural households and the impact that these later migrants have on household … lower migration costs, and few of them remit. We find no effect of sending a new migrant on the asset index. We conclude … that the different nature of migration of new migrants implies neither an economic gain for the household nor a loss. The …