Cash Transfers and Migration: Theory and Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial

Jules Gazeaud, Eric Mvukiyehe () and Olivier Sterck

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Abstract: Will the fast expansion of cash-based programming in poor countries increase international migration? Theoretically, cash transfers may deter migration by increasing its opportunity cost, or favor migration by relaxing liquidity, credit, and risk constraints. This paper evaluates the impact of a cash-for-work program on migration. Randomly selected households in Comoros were offered up to US$320 in cash in exchange for their participation in public works projects. We find that the program increased international migration by 38 percent, from 7.8% to 10.8%.

Keywords: Migration; Cash Transfers; Financial Constraints; Risk-aversion; Comoros; Mayotte; Anjouan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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Published in Review of Economics and Statistics, In press

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Journal Article: Cash Transfers and Migration: Theory and Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial (2023)
Working Paper: Cash transfers and migration: theory and evidence from a randomized controlled trial (2020)
Working Paper: Cash Transfers and Migration: Theory and Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial (2019)
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