Voting with their Feet? Access to Infrastructure and Migration in Nepal

Using bilateral migration flow data from the 2010 population census of Nepal, this paper provides evidence on the importance of public infrastructure and services in determining migration flows. The empirical specification, based on a generalized nested logit model, corrects for the non-random selection of migrants. The results show that migrants prefer areas that are nearer to paved roads and have better access to electricity. Apart from electricity's impact on income and through income on migration, the econometric results indicate that migrants attach substantial amenity value to access to electricity. These findings have important implications for the placement of basic infrastructure projects and the way benefits from these projects are evaluated.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Shilpi, Forhad, Sangraula, Prem, Li, Yue
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2014-09
Subjects:	ADULT POPULATION, AGRICULTURE, AVERAGE TRAVEL TIME, BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE, BUDGET CONSTRAINTS, CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, CONGESTION, COST FUNCTIONS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, DISTRICTS, DRIVING, ECONOMETRICS, ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY, ECONOMIC RESEARCH, ECONOMICS OF IMMIGRATION, ELASTICITIES, ELASTICITY, ELECTRICITY, EQUATIONS, ETHNICITY, EXPECTED UTILITY, EXTERNALITIES, FAMILIES, GENDER, HEALTH SERVICES, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HOUSING, HOUSING PRICES, IMMIGRANT, IMMIGRATION POLICIES, INCOME EFFECT, INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS, INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, INFRASTRUCTURES, INTERNAL MIGRATION, INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS, INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, LABOR MARKET, LEVELS OF EDUCATION, MIGRANT, MIGRANTS, MIGRATION, MIGRATION DATA, MIGRATION FLOW, MIGRATION FLOWS, MOBILITY, NESTED LOGIT MODEL, PER CAPITA INCOME, PERMANENT INCOME, PLACE OF RESIDENCE, POLICY DISCUSSIONS, POLICY RESEARCH, POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POPULATION CENSUS, POPULATION CENSUSES, POPULATION DENSITY, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRODUCTIVITY, PROGRESS, PROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC, PUBLIC GOOD, PUBLIC GOODS, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, QUALITY OF LIFE, REFUGEES, RELIGION, RESPECT, RISK AVERSION, ROAD, ROADS, RURAL AREAS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SCHOOL QUALITY, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SKILLED MIGRANTS, SKILLED WORKERS, SOCIAL NETWORKS, TERTIARY EDUCATION, TOWNS, TRANSITION ECONOMIES, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION COST, TRAVEL TIME, TRUE, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, URBAN AREAS, URBAN MIGRATION, URBANIZATION, UTILITIES, UTILITY FUNCTION, UTILITY MAXIMIZATION, WAGES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/09/20233487/voting-feet-access-infrastructure-migration-nepal https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20370
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!