International migration: Can it improve living standards among poor and vulnerable populations?
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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This brief explores how policy can help facilitate the use of migration to improve the living standards of poor or vulnerable households in developing countries. Since migration in general can be defined in several ways, the discussion is limited to international migration of individual household members specifically for the purpose of employment. The brief also highlights the formal costs of migration because they can be mitigated most effectively by pro-migration policy. Given the focus on international rather than rural–urban migration, it is important to note that some of the policy prescriptions may not be appropriate for fostering rural–urban migration.
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poverty, hunger, food policies, food security, capacity building, vulnerability, cash transfers, malnutrition, economic development, social safety nets, health care, property rights, climate change, gender, policies, millennium development goals