Migration, Poverty and Vulnerability in the Informal Labour Market in India

Anindita Sengupta
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Anindita Sengupta: Assistant Professor in Economics, Hooghly Women’s C ollege, Hooghly, West Bengal, India

Bangladesh Development Studies, 2013, vol. 36, issue 4, 99-116

Abstract: This paper investigates the relationship between poverty and migration with the 64th round household level data on employment and unemployment and migration particulars in India collected from the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) in 2007-08. The paper examines whether out-migration of rural workers is a gainful option to reduce poverty. By applying the logit model, the study also investigates the effect of rural urban migration on poverty among the in-migrant households living in urban areas in the probabilistic sense. The study explores probable reasons behind migration, either temporary or permanent, in urban locations. It is observed that lack of education, pressure of big family size, small landholding and inadequate agricultural income push rural workers to out-migrate to the cities in search of jobs.

Keywords: Rural+Urban Migration; Poverty Analysis; Logistic Regression Model; India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C25 I32 J61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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