Experimental Approaches in Migration Studies

McKenzie, David; Yang, Dean

dc.creator	McKenzie, David
dc.creator	Yang, Dean
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:41:27Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:41:27Z
dc.date	2010-08-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T21:05:12Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T21:05:12Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100803141256
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3879
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/244843
dc.description	The decision of whether or not to migrate has far-reaching consequences for the lives of individuals and their families. But the very nature of this choice makes identifying the impacts of migration difficult, since it is hard to measure a credible counterfactual of what the person and their household would have been doing had migration not occurred. Migration experiments provide a clear and credible way for identifying this counterfactual, and thereby allowing causal estimation of the impacts of migration. The authors provide an overview and critical review of the three strands of this approach: policy experiments, natural experiments, and researcher-led field experiments. The purpose is to introduce readers to the need for this approach, give examples of where it has been applied in practice, and draw out lessons for future work in this area.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5395
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCESS TO CREDIT
dc.subject	ACCOUNTING
dc.subject	ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS
dc.subject	BANK ACCOUNT
dc.subject	BANK ACCOUNTS
dc.subject	BANKS
dc.subject	BIASES
dc.subject	BORROWING
dc.subject	BRAIN DRAIN
dc.subject	CHILD LABOR
dc.subject	CITIES
dc.subject	CITIZENSHIP
dc.subject	CONSEQUENCES OF MIGRATION
dc.subject	CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING
dc.subject	COSTS OF TRAVEL
dc.subject	COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
dc.subject	CREDIT ACCESS
dc.subject	CREDIT CONSTRAINTS
dc.subject	CURRENCY
dc.subject	DEMAND FOR SAVINGS
dc.subject	DEPENDENT CHILDREN
dc.subject	DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject	DEVELOPING COUNTRY
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subject	DUMMY VARIABLE
dc.subject	EARNINGS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	EDUCATION LEVEL
dc.subject	EFFECT OF REMITTANCES
dc.subject	EMIGRANT EARNINGS
dc.subject	EMIGRATION
dc.subject	ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	ETHNICITY
dc.subject	EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subject	EXCHANGE RATES
dc.subject	EXCLUSION
dc.subject	EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	EXTENDED FAMILIES
dc.subject	FAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subject	FAMILY SUPPORT
dc.subject	FAMILY TIES
dc.subject	FINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL FLOWS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SERVICES TO IMMIGRANTS
dc.subject	FIXED COSTS
dc.subject	FOOD SHORTAGES
dc.subject	FORMAL SAVINGS
dc.subject	GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT POLICY
dc.subject	HOME COUNTRIES
dc.subject	HOME COUNTRY
dc.subject	HOST COUNTRIES
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD INVESTMENT
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	ID
dc.subject	IFS
dc.subject	IMMIGRANT
dc.subject	IMMIGRANTS
dc.subject	IMMIGRATION
dc.subject	IMPACT OF MIGRATION
dc.subject	IMPACT OF REMITTANCES
dc.subject	IMPORTANT POLICY
dc.subject	INCOME SHOCKS
dc.subject	INCREASE IN REMITTANCES
dc.subject	INEQUALITY
dc.subject	INFORMAL INSURANCE
dc.subject	INSTRUMENT
dc.subject	INTERNAL MIGRATION
dc.subject	INTERNAL MIGRATIONS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCES
dc.subject	JOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	JOB-SEEKERS
dc.subject	LABOR SUPPLY
dc.subject	LACK OF INFORMATION
dc.subject	LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
dc.subject	LIQUIDITY
dc.subject	LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS
dc.subject	LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS
dc.subject	LOAN PRODUCTS
dc.subject	MENTAL HEALTH
dc.subject	MICROFINANCE
dc.subject	MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION
dc.subject	MIGRANT
dc.subject	MIGRANT NETWORKS
dc.subject	MIGRANT POPULATIONS
dc.subject	MIGRANT REMITTANCES
dc.subject	MIGRANT SAVINGS
dc.subject	MIGRANTS
dc.subject	MIGRATION
dc.subject	MIGRATION DECISION
dc.subject	MIGRATION FLOWS
dc.subject	MIGRATION POLICIES
dc.subject	MIGRATION POLICY
dc.subject	MIGRATION PROCESS
dc.subject	MONETARY FUND
dc.subject	NATURAL DISASTER
dc.subject	NEGATIVE SHOCKS
dc.subject	NUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subject	OVERSEAS MIGRANTS
dc.subject	PARTNER BANK
dc.subject	POLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subject	POLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subject	POTENTIAL MIGRANTS
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	PROGRESS
dc.subject	PUBLIC FINANCE
dc.subject	PUBLIC POLICY
dc.subject	PURCHASING POWER
dc.subject	PURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subject	REAL ESTATE
dc.subject	RECEIPTS
dc.subject	RECIPIENT HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	REFUGEE
dc.subject	REFUGEES
dc.subject	RELIGION
dc.subject	REMITTANCE
dc.subject	REMITTANCE FLOWS
dc.subject	REMITTANCE INFLOWS
dc.subject	REMITTANCE RECEIPTS
dc.subject	REMITTANCE-RECEIVING HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	REMITTANCES
dc.subject	RESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subject	RETURN
dc.subject	RETURN MIGRATION
dc.subject	RETURNS
dc.subject	ROLE OF REMITTANCES
dc.subject	SAVINGS
dc.subject	SAVINGS ACCOUNT
dc.subject	SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
dc.subject	SAVINGS FACILITIES
dc.subject	SELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	SEND REMITTANCES
dc.subject	SEX
dc.subject	SKILLED MIGRANTS
dc.subject	SKILLED WORKERS
dc.subject	SMALL BUSINESS
dc.subject	SMALL LOAN
dc.subject	SPOUSE
dc.subject	TAX
dc.subject	TRANSACTIONS COSTS
dc.subject	UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS
dc.subject	USE OF REMITTANCES
dc.subject	VILLAGE
dc.subject	VILLAGES
dc.subject	WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subject	WORK EXPERIENCE
dc.title	Experimental Approaches in Migration Studies
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.coverage	The World Region
dc.coverage	The World Region