Migration and Economic Mobility in Tanzania: Evidence from a Tracking Survey

Stefan Dercon, Kathleen Beegle and ,
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Joachim De Weerdt

No 7759, CEPR Discussion Papers from Centre for Economic Policy Research

Abstract: This study explores to what extent migration has contributed to improved living standards of individuals in Tanzania. Using a 13-year panel survey, the authors find that migration between 1991 and 2004 added 36 percentage points to consumption growth. Although moving out of agriculture resulted in much higher growth than staying in agriculture, growth was always greater in any sector if the individual physically moved. As to why more people do not move give high returns to geographical mobility, analysis finds evidence consistent with models in which exit barriers set by home communities prevent the migration of some categories of people.

Keywords: Africa; Growth; Migration; Tracking survey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O12 O15 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-03
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Journal Article: Migration and Economic Mobility in Tanzania: Evidence from a Tracking Survey (2011)
Working Paper: Migration and Economic Mobility in Tanzania: Evidence from a Tracking Survey (2008)
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