Migration and Asset Accumulation in South India: Comparing Gains to Internal and International Migration from Kerala

Ganesh Kumar Seshan

No 9237, Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: This study examines the asset gains to households in Kerala, India, from two types of labor migration: moving overseas versus moving within India for employment. It draws on panel data from waves of a representative household survey conducted in 1998 and 2003. Migrant households as a whole experienced higher asset gains than non-migrant families over this five-year period. Contrary to theoretical expectations, asset gains were similar for households with an overseas migrant and those with a domestic migrant. Although less educated individuals tend to venture overseas, a wage premium over non-migrants enables them to earn as much in low-skill jobs abroad as more educated workers relocating within India can.

Keywords: Urban Governance and Management; Urban Housing and Land Settlements; Municipal Management and Reform; Urban Housing; Educational Sciences; Labor Markets; Remittances; Financial Structures; Energy Policies&Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-05-11
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