Migration and Asset Accumulation in South India

• Tác giả: Ganesh Seshan
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 954.8 *South Asia India
• Thông tin xuất bản: World Bank, Washington, DC, 2020
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 290844
• Chủ đề: 1. HOUSEHOLD WELFARE; 2. INTERNAL MIGRATION; 3. INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; 4. MIGRANT HOUSEHOLD; 5. POVERTY REDUCTION

Tóm tắt

This study examines the asset gains to households in Kerala, India, from two types of labor migration: moving overseas versus moving within India for employment. It draws on panel data from waves of a representative household survey conducted in 1998 and 2003. Migrant households as a whole experienced higher asset gains than non-migrant families over this five-year period. Contrary to theoretical expectations, asset gains were similar for households with an overseas migrant and those with a domestic migrant. Although less educated individuals tend to venture overseas, a wage premium over non-migrants enables them to earn as much in low-skill jobs abroad as more educated workers relocating within India can.