Using propensity score matching, this study examines the effects of migration on various indicators of household wellbeing in Cambodia. The results indicate that migration would reduce poverty headcount rate by 3–7 percentage points and decrease the depth of poverty. Migration is also found to reduce by 5–10 per cent the hours worked by members left-behind. The impact of migration on labour participation may be, however, vulnerable to unobservable factors. Nevertheless, the study suggests that important heterogeneous effects which differ from the average impact exist. The analysis is conducted separately by internal and international migration.
Economic Effects of Migration on the Left-Behind in Cambodia / Roth V.; Tiberti L.. - In: JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES. - ISSN 0022-0388. - ELETTRONICO. - 53:(2017), pp. 1787-1805. [10.1080/00220388.2016.1214718]
Economic Effects of Migration on the Left-Behind in Cambodia
Tiberti L.
2017
Abstract
Using propensity score matching, this study examines the effects of migration on various indicators of household wellbeing in Cambodia. The results indicate that migration would reduce poverty headcount rate by 3–7 percentage points and decrease the depth of poverty. Migration is also found to reduce by 5–10 per cent the hours worked by members left-behind. The impact of migration on labour participation may be, however, vulnerable to unobservable factors. Nevertheless, the study suggests that important heterogeneous effects which differ from the average impact exist. The analysis is conducted separately by internal and international migration.I documenti in FLORE sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.