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From Conflict to Compromise: Experimental Evidence on Occupational Downgrading in Migration from Myanmar

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dc.contributor.authorGhorpade, Yashodhan
dc.contributor.authorImtiaz, Muhammad Saad
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-26T18:24:34Z
dc.date.available2025-02-26T18:24:34Z
dc.date.issued2025-02-26
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the relationship between violent conflict and the willingness of potential migrants to accept lower skilled work (occupational downgrading). The paper develops a theoretical model of migration decisions and tests it using an innovative survey module administered to high-skilled youth in Myanmar. Consistent with the predictions of the model, the findings show that insecurity induced by conflict reduces the additional wage premium that individuals would typically demand for taking on lower skilled work, indicating greater amenability to occupational downgrading. These effects are particularly pronounced for disadvantaged groups, such as women, ethnic minorities, and those with weaker labor market networks or English language skills. The results are driven by respondents from areas under territorial contestation, and those interviewed after the sudden activation of a conscription law during the survey. This further confirms how security considerations may override the preference for skill-appropriate job matching, suggesting that conflict may worsen labor market outcomes and reduce potential gains from migration, especially for disadvantaged groups.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099818002252520474/IDU15f4369d51e7241441c189191a4643ce77895
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-11075
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/42867
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 11075
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectDECENT WORK
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectCONFLICT AND VIOLENCE
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.titleFrom Conflict to Compromiseen
dc.title.subtitleExperimental Evidence on Occupational Downgrading in Migration from Myanmaren
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.date.disclosure2025-02-26
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-14T11:49:09.097923Z
okr.date.lastmodified2025-02-25T00:00:00Zen
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099818002252520474/IDU15f4369d51e7241441c189191a4643ce77895
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-11075
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryMyanmar
okr.topicConflict and Development::Conflict and Fragile States
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Human Migrations & Resettlements
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.unitHealth Nutrition&Population EAP2 (HEAH2)
okr.unitSocial Protection & Labor EAP (HEASP)
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