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India's Internal Labor Migration Paradox: The Statistical and the Real

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dc.contributor.authorKim, Kyoung Yang
dc.contributor.authorNayyar, Gaurav
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-28T23:15:20Z
dc.date.available2018-02-28T23:15:20Z
dc.date.issued2018-02
dc.description.abstractInternal labor migration rates in India have been largely static and low in recent times compared with those in other countries. This is a cause for concern because internal migration for economic reasons can promote the agglomeration of economic activity in more productive locations and directly contribute to reducing poverty through remittances. New evidence based on the India Human Development Survey, which provides a more recent source of data compared with the Census and other household surveys, shows that labor mobility is higher than previously estimated -- the stock of labor migrants increased from 16 million in 2004-05 to 60 million in 2011–12. The absolute number of circular migrants, at more than 200 million in 2011-12, is also much higher than previously documented estimates. Tracking the same households between 2004–05 and 2011-12, empirical analysis based on the India Human Development Survey highlights several socioeconomic factors associated with the migration decision: household income, the availability of information, as well as community networks in source and destination areas. There is also a possible administrative dimension to interstate migration barriers, owing to domicile provisions for work and study, lack of portability of social benefits, and legal and other entitlements upon relocation.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/429181519662555108/Indias-internal-labor-migration-paradox-the-statistical-and-the-real
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8356
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/29416
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 8356
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectITINERANT LABOR
dc.subjectLABOR MOBILITY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.titleIndia's Internal Labor Migration Paradoxen
dc.title.subtitleThe Statistical and the Realen
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okr.crossref.titleIndia's Internal Labor Migration Paradox: The Statistical and the Real
okr.date.disclosure2018-02-26
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
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okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Development Patterns and Poverty
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Employment and Shared Growth
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Migration and Development
okr.topicRural Development::Rural Labor Markets
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.unitFinance, Competitiveness and Innovation Global Practice
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