Gibson, JohnMcKenzie, DavidRohorua, HalahinganoStillman, Steven2015-12-182015-12-182015-11https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23459This study examines the long-term impacts of international migration by comparing immigrants who had successful ballot entries in a migration lottery program, and first moved almost a decade ago, with people who had unsuccessful entries into those same ballots. The long-term gain in income is found to be similar in magnitude to the gain in the first year, despite migrants upgrading their education and changing their locations and occupations. This results in large, sustained benefits to the migrants’ immediate family, who have substantially higher consumption, durable asset ownership, savings, and dietary diversity. In contrast, the study finds no measureable impact on extended family.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOVISASIMMIGRANTHOUSEHOLD SIZECAPITA INCOMEBRAIN DRAINPEOPLEMINIMUM WAGEMIGRATION POLICYSPOUSEINCOMEPSYCHOLOGYEMIGRANTSEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESREMITTANCEBORDERSBANK ACCOUNTDEVELOPING COUNTRIESIMMIGRANTSHOUSINGRETURN MIGRATIONFAMILY MEMBERSHEALTHATM CARDEMIGRATIONPOLICY DISCUSSIONSDESTINATION COUNTRYCITIESSOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCHSKILLED MIGRANTSBORDER MOVEMENTSPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENTSPOUSESKNOWLEDGENATIVE WORKERSREMITTANCE RECEIPTSINTERNATIONAL MIGRATIONLABOR MARKETSEASONAL MIGRANTSJOB OPPORTUNITIESFAMILY UNITLOW-INCOME COUNTRIESFAMILY REUNIFICATIONEXCHANGE RATESMOBILITYLIMITED JOB OPPORTUNITIESMIGRATIONTRANSFERSHOUSEHOLD INCOMEMARRIAGECULTURAL CHANGEHISTORYFARMERSMIGRANTSINTERVIEWMENTAL HEALTHGLOBAL DEVELOPMENTRESPECTPROGRESSHOUSEHOLD LEVELDIETHUMAN CAPITALMIGRANTWORKERSAGEDLIFESTYLEPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERMOVEMENT OF MIGRANTSPENSIONSGENDERPOWERIMPACT OF MIGRATIONINCOMESSELF-RELIANCESOCIAL SCIENCESOCIAL NETWORKSMARRIED COUPLEPOPULATIONSTEMPORARY MIGRATIONNATIONALSPOLICYCITIZENSBANK ACCOUNTSINTERNATIONAL MIGRANTSPERMANENT RESIDENCEWEIGHTECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESIMMIGRATION SYSTEMAGRICULTURAL WORKERSETHICSCHILDRENPHYSICAL HEALTHHEALTH PROBLEMSHOUSEHOLDSPARTNERSIMMIGRATIONINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEWYOUNG PEOPLEPOPULATIONPOLICY RESEARCHHOME VILLAGEGROSS NATIONAL INCOMEHOME COUNTRIESEXCHANGE RATEMIGRATION FLOWSIBLINGSFAMILIESREMITTANCESSECONDARY EDUCATIONTERTIARY EDUCATIONIMPLEMENTATIONEXTENDED FAMILYHUMAN DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT POLICYWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-7495