Determinants of Choice of Migration Destination

Internal migration plays an important role in moderating regional differences in well-being. This paper analyzes migrants' choice of destination, using Census and Living Standard Surveys data from Nepal. The paper examines how the choice of a migration destination is influenced by income differentials, distance, population density, social proximity, and amenities. The study finds population density and social proximity to have a strong significant effect: migrants move primarily to high population density areas where many people share their language and ethnic background. Better access to amenities is significant as well. Differentials in expected income and consumption expenditures across districts are found to be relatively less important in determining migration destination choice as their effects are smaller in magnitude than those of other determinants. The results of the study suggest that an improvement in amenities (such as the availability of paved roads) at the origin could slow down out-migration substantially.

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Main Authors:	Fafchamps, Marcel, Shilpi, Forhad
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2008-09
Subjects:	ACCURATE INFORMATION, ADULT POPULATION, AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES, AGGLOMERATION EFFECTS, ALTERNATIVE DESTINATION, ALTERNATIVE DESTINATIONS, ASSET ACCUMULATION, AVERAGE INCOME, AVERAGE INCOME LEVEL, AVERAGE TRAVEL TIME, CALCULATION, CALCULATIONS, CHECKS, CHILD LABOR, CONGESTION, CONSUMER, CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES, CONSUMPTION LEVELS, CROSS-SECTION DATA, CULTURAL CHANGE, DATA SET, DELIVERY COSTS, DEPENDENT VARIABLE, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, DIFFERENCES IN INCOME, DISCRIMINATION, DRINKING WATER, EARNINGS, EARNINGS INEQUALITY, ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS, ECONOMETRIC MODEL, ECONOMETRICS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, ECONOMIC REVIEW, ECONOMICS OF IMMIGRATION, EDUCATED INDIVIDUAL, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS, EMPIRICAL ESTIMATION, EMPIRICAL MODEL, ETHNIC GROUP, EXPECTED UTILITY, EXTERNALITIES, EXTERNALITY, FEWER PEOPLE, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, HEALTH CARE, HIGH CONCENTRATION, HOMEOWNERS, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HUMAN SETTLEMENT, IMMIGRANT, IMMIGRANTS, INCOME, INCOME DATA, INCOME DIFFERENCES, INCOME DIFFERENTIALS, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INCOME EFFECT, INCOME LEVEL, INCOME REGRESSIONS, INCOME TRENDS, INCOME VARIABLES, INCOMES, INCREASING RETURNS, INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS, INFLUX OF REFUGEES, INFRASTRUCTURES, INSURANCE, INTERNAL MIGRANTS, INTERNAL MIGRATION, INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION, JOB SEARCH, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKETS, LARGE FIRMS, LIVING STANDARD, LIVING STANDARDS, LOG INCOME, LOW INCOME, MARITAL STATUS, MEASUREMENT ERROR, MIGRANT, MIGRANT WORKERS, MIGRANTS, MIGRATION, MIGRATION FLOW, MIGRATION FLOWS, MIGRATION ISSUES, MIGRATION PROCESS, MIXED USE, MOBILITY, NEGATIVE CORRELATION, NEGATIVE SIGN, NETWORK EXTERNALITIES, NUMBER OF MIGRANTS, PATH DEPENDENCE, POLICY RESEARCH, POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POPULATION CENSUS, POPULATION DENSITY, POSITIVE COEFFICIENT, POSITIVE CORRELATION, POSITIVE EFFECT, PRICE DIFFERENTIALS, PROBABILITY, PROGRESS, PUBLIC GOODS, PUBLIC SERVICES, QUESTIONNAIRE, REFUGEES, REGIONAL DIFFERENCES, REGRESSION RESULTS, RELATIVE INCOME, RELATIVE INCOMES, RELATIVE POSITION, REMITTANCES, RISK AVERSE, ROAD, ROADS, RURAL AREAS, SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES, SIGNIFICANT EFFECT, SOCIAL INSURANCE, STATE UNIVERSITY, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, TRANSPORT, TRAVEL TIME, TRUE, UNEMPLOYMENT, URBAN AREAS, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, URBAN MIGRATION, URBANIZATION, VALUABLE, WAGES, WAR, WORTH,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/09/9887423/determinants-choice-migration-destination https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6949
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