Shilpi, ForhadSangraula, PremLi, Yue2014-10-062014-10-062014-09https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20370Using bilateral migration flow data from the 2010 population census of Nepal, this paper provides evidence on the importance of public infrastructure and services in determining migration flows. The empirical specification, based on a generalized nested logit model, corrects for the non-random selection of migrants. The results show that migrants prefer areas that are nearer to paved roads and have better access to electricity. Apart from electricity's impact on income and through income on migration, the econometric results indicate that migrants attach substantial amenity value to access to electricity. These findings have important implications for the placement of basic infrastructure projects and the way benefits from these projects are evaluated.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOADULT POPULATIONAGRICULTUREAVERAGE TRAVEL TIMEBASIC INFRASTRUCTUREBUDGET CONSTRAINTSCONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKCONGESTIONCOST FUNCTIONSDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICSDEVELOPMENT POLICYDISTRICTSDRIVINGECONOMETRICSECONOMIC GEOGRAPHYECONOMIC RESEARCHECONOMICS OF IMMIGRATIONELASTICITIESELASTICITYELECTRICITYEQUATIONSETHNICITYEXPECTED UTILITYEXTERNALITIESFAMILIESGENDERHEALTH SERVICESHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD LEVELHOUSEHOLD SIZEHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHOUSINGHOUSING PRICESIMMIGRANTIMMIGRATION POLICIESINCOME EFFECTINDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDSINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTSINFRASTRUCTURESINTERNAL MIGRATIONINTERNATIONAL MIGRANTSINTERNATIONAL MIGRATIONINTERNATIONAL TRADELABOR MARKETLEVELS OF EDUCATIONMIGRANTMIGRANTSMIGRATIONMIGRATION DATAMIGRATION FLOWMIGRATION FLOWSMOBILITYNESTED LOGIT MODELPER CAPITA INCOMEPERMANENT INCOMEPLACE OF RESIDENCEPOLICY DISCUSSIONSPOLICY RESEARCHPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOPULATION CENSUSPOPULATION CENSUSESPOPULATION DENSITYPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRODUCTIVITYPROGRESSPROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLICPUBLIC GOODPUBLIC GOODSPUBLIC INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLIC INVESTMENTQUALITY OF LIFEREFUGEESRELIGIONRESPECTRISK AVERSIONROADROADSRURAL AREASRURAL DEVELOPMENTSCHOOL QUALITYSECONDARY EDUCATIONSKILLED MIGRANTSSKILLED WORKERSSOCIAL NETWORKSTERTIARY EDUCATIONTOWNSTRANSITION ECONOMIESTRANSPORTTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION COSTTRAVEL TIMETRUEUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT RATEURBAN AREASURBAN MIGRATIONURBANIZATIONUTILITIESUTILITY FUNCTIONUTILITY MAXIMIZATIONWAGES10.1596/1813-9450-7047