Seasonal Migration to Mitigate Income Seasonality : Evidence from Bangladesh

• Tác giả: M. A Baqui Khalily
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 641.59 Cooking characteristic of specific geographic environments, ethnic cooking
• Thông tin xuất bản: Taylor and Francis, 2013
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 324053
• Chủ đề: 1. monga; 2. rice-cropping seasons; 3. seasonal migration; 4. unemployment; 5. wage employment

Tóm tắt

 In north-west Bangladesh, some 36 per cent of poor households migrate every year during the lean (monga) period to cope with seasonal deprivation. Analysis of household survey data shows that the probability of seasonal migration is high for households with a high dependency ratio, high dependency on wage employment, and in villages with high unemployment
  but low in villages with microcredit access. Findings show that seasonal migration helps households to smooth consumption and that non-migrant households who suffer during monga would likely benefit from deciding to migrate. But the cost of migration and lack of networking are potential barriers.