gender gaps in most developmental outcomes. As such, the interest is in examining also whether migration-induced resource …Temporary economic migration is undertaken largely in response to resource constraints. This is evident in the volume … capacity. In this paper the author takes up this question by asking whether economic migration allows households to avoid …

, the authors study the effect of migration on urbanization in South Africa. While they find that on average there is no … populations. Overall, the evidence suggests that exogenous migration shocks can foster urbanization in the medium run …Although Africa has experienced rapid urbanization in recent decades, we know little about the process of urbanization …

This study examines the asset gains to households in Kerala, India, from two types of labor migration: moving overseas …

. There are also important market and regulatory failures that constrain mobility and reduce the net benefits of migration … internalize the social costs of migration in receiving regions; and (5) more flexible private sector driven schemes to regulate … the flow of migrants and minimize irregular migration …

proposals to open international labor markets to allow for the temporary economic migration of low-skilled workers from … from migrants to their communities of origin underscores this aspect of migration. However, migration can also transform … returns to investment in human capital. The author explores the relationship between temporary economic migration and …

This paper provides the first systematic analysis of migration to, within, and from Libya. The data used in the … analysis are from the Displacement Tracking Matrix data set of the International Organization for Migration. The analysis uses … this unique source of data, combining several techniques to analyze various dimensions of migration in Libya. First, the …

As one of the most pivotal ways that labor markets adjust to changing economic conditions, international migration is … international migration trends and household well-being using a combination of administrative records and unique panel survey data …-invariant respondent and location characteristics. The findings show that weak local labor markets drive labor migration from Uzbekistan …

Many economists believe that the returns to migration are high. However, credible experimental estimates of the … benefits of migration are rare, particularly for low-skilled international migrants and their families. This paper studies a … losers. Using the lottery outcome as an instrument, the paper finds that the government intermediated migration increased the …

changing the nature of traditional institutions such as informal risk sharing. Mass internal migration has created … any stifling effect on their growth through migration …

Using a recently compiled dataset on migration and remittances in Ghana, this paper estimates the determinants of an … individual?s likelihood to be an internal migrant and the relationship between internal migration and welfare. The analysis finds …) characteristics. The probability of migration is higher for younger and more educated individuals, but communities with higher levels …