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Internal Borders and Migration in India

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dc.contributor.authorKone, Zovanga L.
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Maggie Y.
dc.contributor.authorOzden, Caglar
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Siddharth
dc.contributor.authorMattoo, Aaditya
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-30T20:00:10Z
dc.date.available2017-11-30T20:00:10Z
dc.date.issued2017-11
dc.description.abstractInternal mobility is a critical component of economic growth and development, as it enables the reallocation of labor to more productive opportunities across sectors and regions. Using detailed district-to-district migration data from the 2001 Census of India, the paper highlights the role of state borders as significant impediments to internal mobility. The analysis finds that average migration between neighboring districts in the same state is at least 50 percent larger than neighboring districts on different sides of a state border, even after accounting for linguistic differences. Although the impact of state borders differs by education, age, and reason for migration, it is always large and significant. The paper suggests that inter-state mobility is inhibited by state-level entitlement schemes, ranging from access to subsidized goods through the public distribution system to the bias for states' own residents in access to tertiary education and public sector employment.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/389841511186819498/Internal-borders-and-migration-in-India
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8244
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/28904
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 8244
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNAL BORDERS
dc.subjectRELOCATION
dc.subjectMOBILITY
dc.subjectENTITLEMENTS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.titleInternal Borders and Migration in Indiaen
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okr.crossref.titleInternal Borders and Migration in India
okr.date.disclosure2017-11-20
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8244
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
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okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Human Migrations & Resettlements
okr.topicGovernance::Local Government
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Subnational Economic Development
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Migration and Development
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Social Protections & Assistance
okr.unitTrade and International Integration Team, Development Research Group
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