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Migration, Remittances and Forests : Disentangling the Impact of Population and Economic Growth on Forests

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dc.contributor.authorBhattarai, Keshav
dc.contributor.authorTiwari, Sailesh
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:06:40Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:06:40Z
dc.date.issued2011-12-01
dc.description.abstractInternational migration has increased rapidly in recent decades and this has been accompanied by a remarkable increase in transfers made by migrants to their home countries. This paper investigates the effect of the rural economic growth brought about by migration and remittances on Nepal's Himalayan forests. The authors assemble a unique village-panel dataset combining remote sensing data on land use and forest cover change with data from the census and multiple rounds of living standards surveys to test various inter-relationships between population, economic growth and forests. The results suggest that rural economic growth spurred by remittances has had an overall positive impact on forests. The paper also finds that remittances caused an increase in rural wages and an increase in income, but a decrease in land prices. Considered together, however, the relationship between forests and remittances is driven largely through the income channel, indicating that the demand for amenities provided by forests in the rural Nepali setting may have been more important than factor prices in influencing land use changes for the period of the study.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20111212125003
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5907
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3676
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5907
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSOLUTE VALUE
dc.subjectADULT POPULATION
dc.subjectADVERSE WEATHER
dc.subjectAFFORESTATION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ENCROACHMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectALLOCATION OF LAND
dc.subjectBARREN LAND
dc.subjectBRAIN DRAIN
dc.subjectCAPITAL MARKETS
dc.subjectCENSUSES
dc.subjectCHANGE IN POPULATION
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOASTAL AREAS
dc.subjectCOMMON LAND
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY FOREST
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY FORESTRY
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY FORESTS
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE MARKETS
dc.subjectCONSEQUENCES OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectCONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE
dc.subjectCULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectCULTURAL PRACTICE
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDEGRADED FOREST
dc.subjectDEGRADED FOREST LAND
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR SERVICES
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDISASTERS
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectDRY SEASON
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectECONOMICS OF IMMIGRATION
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectELASTICITY OF DEMAND
dc.subjectENVIRONMENT AND POPULATION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL KUZNETS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL SHOCK
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL SHOCKS
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUPS
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFIREWOOD
dc.subjectFLOW OF INFORMATION
dc.subjectFLOW OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectFODDER
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectFOREST ACT
dc.subjectFOREST AREA
dc.subjectFOREST AREAS
dc.subjectFOREST CONDITIONS
dc.subjectFOREST COVER
dc.subjectFOREST COVER CHANGE
dc.subjectFOREST DEGRADATION
dc.subjectFOREST EXTRACTION
dc.subjectFOREST GROWTH
dc.subjectFOREST LABOR
dc.subjectFOREST LAND
dc.subjectFOREST OFFICERS
dc.subjectFOREST PRODUCT
dc.subjectFOREST PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFOREST RESOURCES
dc.subjectFOREST SECTOR
dc.subjectFOREST USE
dc.subjectFOREST USER
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFORESTRY MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFORESTRY SECTOR
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectGREEN REVOLUTION
dc.subjectHOST COUNTRY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN SETTLEMENT
dc.subjectILLEGAL LOGGING
dc.subjectIMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectIMPACT OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectIMPACT OF POPULATION
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINFLOW OF REMITTANCES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BORDERS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
dc.subjectISSUES
dc.subjectKINSHIP
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR INPUTS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLAND ALLOCATION
dc.subjectLAND AREA
dc.subjectLAND COVER
dc.subjectLAND COVER CHANGE
dc.subjectLAND COVER TYPE
dc.subjectLAND RECLAMATION
dc.subjectLAND RENTAL
dc.subjectLAND RENTS
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAND USE CHANGES
dc.subjectLAND USE DATA
dc.subjectLAND USE DECISIONS
dc.subjectLAND-COVER
dc.subjectLANDSCAPE
dc.subjectLARGE TRACTS OF FOREST
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectLOCAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectLOGGING
dc.subjectMARGINAL PRODUCT
dc.subjectMARGINAL REVENUE
dc.subjectMATURE FORESTS
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANT WORKERS
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMIGRATION FLOWS
dc.subjectMINES
dc.subjectMOUNTAINOUS AREAS
dc.subjectMOUNTAINS
dc.subjectMOVEMENT OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectNATIONAL FORESTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNATURAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF MIGRANTS
dc.subjectOFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectPEACE
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INSTABILITY
dc.subjectPOPULATION CENSUS
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITIES
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOPULATION SIZE
dc.subjectPOPULATION VARIABLE
dc.subjectPOTENTIAL MIGRANTS
dc.subjectPRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
dc.subjectPRIVATE FORESTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOOD
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectREFUGES
dc.subjectREMITTANCE
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectREMOTE SENSING DATA
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectROAD DENSITY
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectSATELLITE DATA
dc.subjectSATELLITE IMAGERY
dc.subjectSOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectSOCIAL MOBILIZATION
dc.subjectSPATIAL MOBILITY
dc.subjectSPILLOVER
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectTEMPORARY MIGRATION
dc.subjectTIMBER
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN CENTER
dc.subjectURBAN CENTERS
dc.subjectUSE OF FORESTS
dc.subjectVEGETATION
dc.subjectVILLAGE FOREST
dc.subjectVILLAGES
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWARS
dc.subjectWEATHER SHOCK
dc.subjectWEATHER SHOCKS
dc.subjectWORK FORCE
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectWORKING POPULATION
dc.subjectWORLD POPULATION
dc.titleMigration, Remittances and Forests : Disentangling the Impact of Population and Economic Growth on Forestsen
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okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryNepal
okr.region.geographicalSouth Asia
okr.region.geographicalAsia
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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