2015 Earthquake as Driver of Labour Migration

Ganesh Gurung ()
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Ganesh Gurung: Nepal Institute of Development Studies

Chapter 4 in Initiating Dialogue on Post-Disaster Reconstruction (Edited volume), 2018, pp 59-72 from South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment

Abstract: This chapter evaluates the trend of labour migration and its drivers in 2015-Nepal Earthquake affected areas and the impacts on remittance flows. The study also assesses the state and impact of the disaster and reconstruction activity on labour market in earthquake affected areas.

Keywords: Nepal earthquake 2015; National Reconstruction Authority; labour supply in reconstruction; remittance for reconstruction; Nepal labour migration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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