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Migration and the Transition to Adulthood in Contemporary Malawi

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dc.contributor.authorPoulin, Michelle
dc.contributor.authorBeegle, Kathleen
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-02T20:42:26Z
dc.date.available2013-01-02T20:42:26Z
dc.date.issued2012-09
dc.description.abstractIn many African countries, the timing of important life events -- such as school-leaving, first marriage, and entry into the labor market -- is thought to be strongly tied to migration. This paper investigates the relationship between major life events, household characteristics, and migration among adolescents and young adults in contemporary Malawi. The specific research questions are twofold. First, what are the socio-economic and demographic determinants of migration? Second, how do school attendance, first marriage, and employment-seeking relate to migration patterns? The study uses panel data collected from a survey designed specifically to explore socioeconomic and demographic aspects of youth transitions to adulthood and which tracked respondents as they moved to new dwellings. Among the sample, they find that moves are not uncommon, and the predominant reasons for moves are non-economic. Although historically ethnic traditions in this area have held that girls and women usually did not move upon marrying, the data show that women were more likely to move between survey rounds than boys and men, and that marriage was the main reason for doing so. Closer ties to the head of the household are associated with less movement for both women and men.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/09/16741034/migration-transition-adulthood-contemporary-malawi
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/12044
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 6200
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADOLESCENCE
dc.subjectADOLESCENT
dc.subjectADOLESCENT GIRLS
dc.subjectADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectAGE GROUPS
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectAGING
dc.subjectAIDS EPIDEMIC
dc.subjectCHILDBEARING
dc.subjectCHILDHOOD
dc.subjectCOMMITTEE ON POPULATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDISTRICTS
dc.subjectDIVORCE
dc.subjectDOMESTIC CHORES
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectEMIGRATION
dc.subjectEMOTIONAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectEPIDEMIC
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUP
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUPS
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFIRST MARRIAGE
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHUSBANDS
dc.subjectILLNESS
dc.subjectINTERNAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MIGRATION
dc.subjectLIFE EVENTS
dc.subjectLIVING ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subjectMALES
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectMARRIED COUNTERPARTS
dc.subjectMARRIED MEN
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANT WOMEN
dc.subjectMIGRANT WORKERS
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMIGRATION DATA
dc.subjectOLDER ADULTS
dc.subjectOLDER PEOPLE
dc.subjectORPHANS
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSEXUAL ACTIVITY
dc.subjectSEXUAL BEHAVIORS
dc.subjectSMALLER HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectSOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCES
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectSPATIAL MOBILITY
dc.subjectSPOUSE
dc.subjectSTATE UNIVERSITY
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE FARMING
dc.subjectTOBACCO
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectVILLAGES
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectYOUNG ADULTHOOD
dc.subjectYOUNG ADULTS
dc.subjectYOUNG MALES
dc.subjectYOUNG MEN
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subjectYOUNG PERSON
dc.subjectYOUNG WOMEN
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.titleMigration and the Transition to Adulthood in Contemporary Malawien
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.date.disclosure2012-09-01
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/09/16741034/migration-transition-adulthood-contemporary-malawi
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid882621468089372407
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6200
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20120917160824
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum16741034
okr.identifier.reportWPS6200
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryMalawi
okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Health
okr.themeHuman development :: HIV/AIDS
okr.topicCulture and Development::Anthropology
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Adolescent Health
okr.topicGender::Gender and Social Development
okr.topicPopulation and Development
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