Experimental Approaches in Migration Studies

The decision of whether or not to migrate has far-reaching consequences for the lives of individuals and their families. But the very nature of this choice makes identifying the impacts of migration difficult, since it is hard to measure a credible counterfactual of what the person and their household would have been doing had migration not occurred. Migration experiments provide a clear and credible way for identifying this counterfactual, and thereby allowing causal estimation of the impacts of migration. The authors provide an overview and critical review of the three strands of this approach: policy experiments, natural experiments, and researcher-led field experiments. The purpose is to introduce readers to the need for this approach, give examples of where it has been applied in practice, and draw out lessons for future work in this area.

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Main Authors:	Yang, Dean, McKenzie, David
Language:	English
Published:	2010-08-01
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT, ACCOUNTING, ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS, BANK ACCOUNT, BANK ACCOUNTS, BANKS, BIASES, BORROWING, BRAIN DRAIN, CHILD LABOR, CITIES, CITIZENSHIP, CONSEQUENCES OF MIGRATION, CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES, CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING, COSTS OF TRAVEL, COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, CREDIT ACCESS, CREDIT CONSTRAINTS, CURRENCY, DEMAND FOR SAVINGS, DEPENDENT CHILDREN, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPING COUNTRY, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, DUMMY VARIABLE, EARNINGS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, EDUCATION LEVEL, EFFECT OF REMITTANCES, EMIGRANT EARNINGS, EMIGRATION, ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES, ETHNICITY, EXCHANGE RATE, EXCHANGE RATES, EXCLUSION, EXPENDITURES, EXTENDED FAMILIES, FAMILY MEMBERS, FAMILY SUPPORT, FAMILY TIES, FINANCIAL CRISIS, FINANCIAL FLOWS, FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FINANCIAL SERVICES TO IMMIGRANTS, FIXED COSTS, FOOD SHORTAGES, FORMAL SAVINGS, GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE, GOVERNMENT POLICY, HOME COUNTRIES, HOME COUNTRY, HOST COUNTRIES, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD INCOMES, HOUSEHOLD INVESTMENT, HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, HOUSEHOLDS, ID, IFS, IMMIGRANT, IMMIGRANTS, IMMIGRATION, IMPACT OF MIGRATION, IMPACT OF REMITTANCES, IMPORTANT POLICY, INCOME SHOCKS, INCREASE IN REMITTANCES, INEQUALITY, INFORMAL INSURANCE, INSTRUMENT, INTERNAL MIGRATION, INTERNAL MIGRATIONS, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS, INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCES, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, JOB-SEEKERS, LABOR SUPPLY, LACK OF INFORMATION, LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY, LIQUIDITY, LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS, LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS, LOAN PRODUCTS, MENTAL HEALTH, MICROFINANCE, MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION, MIGRANT, MIGRANT NETWORKS, MIGRANT POPULATIONS, MIGRANT REMITTANCES, MIGRANT SAVINGS, MIGRANTS, MIGRATION, MIGRATION DECISION, MIGRATION FLOWS, MIGRATION POLICIES, MIGRATION POLICY, MIGRATION PROCESS, MONETARY FUND, NATURAL DISASTER, NEGATIVE SHOCKS, NUMBER OF PEOPLE, OVERSEAS MIGRANTS, PARTNER BANK, POLICY IMPLICATIONS, POLICY RESEARCH, POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POTENTIAL MIGRANTS, PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENTS, PROGRESS, PUBLIC FINANCE, PUBLIC POLICY, PURCHASING POWER, PURCHASING POWER PARITY, REAL ESTATE, RECEIPTS, RECIPIENT HOUSEHOLDS, REFUGEE, REFUGEES, RELIGION, REMITTANCE, REMITTANCE FLOWS, REMITTANCE INFLOWS, REMITTANCE RECEIPTS, REMITTANCE-RECEIVING HOUSEHOLDS, REMITTANCES, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, RETURN, RETURN MIGRATION, RETURNS, ROLE OF REMITTANCES, SAVINGS, SAVINGS ACCOUNT, SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, SAVINGS FACILITIES, SELF-EMPLOYMENT, SEND REMITTANCES, SEX, SKILLED MIGRANTS, SKILLED WORKERS, SMALL BUSINESS, SMALL LOAN, SPOUSE, TAX, TRANSACTIONS COSTS, UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS, USE OF REMITTANCES, VILLAGE, VILLAGES, WAGE DIFFERENTIALS, WORK EXPERIENCE,
Online Access:	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100803141256 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/3879
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