The Impacts of International Migration on Remaining Household Members : Omnibus Results from a Migration Lottery Program

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dc.creatorGibson, John
dc.creatorMcKenzie, David
dc.creatorStillman, Steven
dc.date2012-03-19T19:10:48Z
dc.date2012-03-19T19:10:48Z
dc.date2009-06-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:07:03Z
dc.descriptionThe impacts of international migration on development in the sending countries, and especially the effects on remaining household members, are increasingly studied. However, comparisons of households in developing countries with and without migrants are complicated by a double-selectivity problem: households self-select into migration, and among households involved in migration, some send a subset of members with the rest remaining while other households migrate en masse. The authors address these selectivity issues using the randomization provided by an immigration ballot under the Pacific Access Category of New Zealand s immigration policy. They survey applicants to the 2002-05 ballots in Tonga and compare outcomes for the remaining household members of emigrants with those for members of similar households that were unsuccessful in the ballots. The immigration laws determine which household members can accompany the principal migrant, providing an instrument to address the second selectivity issue. Using this natural experiment, the authors examine the myriad impacts that migration has on remaining household members, focussing on labor supply, income, durable assets, financial service usage, diet, and physical and mental health. The analysis uses multiple hypothesis testing procedures to examine which impacts are robust. The findings indicate that the overall impact on households left behind is largely negative. The findings also reveal evidence that both sources of selectivity matter, leading studies that fail to adequately address them to misrepresent the impact of migration.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/4149
dc.identifier10.1596/1813-9450-4956
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/415344
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper; 4956
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCESS TO BANK ACCOUNTS
dc.subjectACCESS TO BANKING
dc.subjectACCESS TO BANKING SERVICES
dc.subjectACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectADULT LITERACY
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INCOME
dc.subjectALCOHOL
dc.subjectALCOHOLIC
dc.subjectASSET ACCUMULATION
dc.subjectASSET OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectATM CARD
dc.subjectATM CARDS
dc.subjectBANK ACCOUNT
dc.subjectBANK ACCOUNTS
dc.subjectBANKING SYSTEM
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectBEHAVIOURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectBIASES
dc.subjectBRAIN DRAIN
dc.subjectBULLETIN
dc.subjectBUSINESS CAPITAL
dc.subjectBUSINESS OWNER
dc.subjectBUSINESS OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectCULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR SERVICES
dc.subjectDEPENDENT CHILDREN
dc.subjectDESCRIPTION
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT BANK
dc.subjectDIABETES
dc.subjectDIET
dc.subjectDIETS
dc.subjectDROPOUT
dc.subjectDWELLING
dc.subjectEARNINGS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectEDUCATION LEVEL
dc.subjectEDUCATION OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectEMIGRATION LEVELS
dc.subjectEMPLOYERS
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUPS
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXCLUSION
dc.subjectEXTENDED FAMILY
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFAMILY REUNIFICATION
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectFEWER CHILDREN
dc.subjectFEWER YEARS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL ACCESS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFOREIGN LANGUAGES
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectGLOBAL COMMISSION
dc.subjectGLOBAL COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectGLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHEALTH BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHIGHER EDUCATION LEVELS
dc.subjectHOME OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOMES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INVESTMENT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUSBAND
dc.subjectIMMIGRANT
dc.subjectIMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION LAWS
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION POLICIES
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION POLICY
dc.subjectIMPACT OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR MOBILITY
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIFESTYLES
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANT-SENDING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATIONS
dc.subjectMONEY TRANSFER
dc.subjectNEIGHBORHOOD
dc.subjectNUMBER OF ADULTS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOBESITY
dc.subjectOLDER ADULTS
dc.subjectPERMANENT RESIDENCE
dc.subjectPERMANENT RESIDENTS
dc.subjectPOLICY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOTENTIAL MIGRANTS
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGY
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectRECEIPT
dc.subjectRECEIPTS
dc.subjectRECESSIONS
dc.subjectREMITTANCE
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectREPAYMENT
dc.subjectRISING DEMAND
dc.subjectRURAL ASSET
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCREENING
dc.subjectSELECTION SYSTEM
dc.subjectSELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSIBLINGS
dc.subjectSKILLED MIGRANTS
dc.subjectSMOKING
dc.subjectSPOUSE
dc.subjectSPOUSES
dc.subjectSTATE UNIVERSITY
dc.subjectTRANSACTIONS COSTS
dc.subjectUNION
dc.subjectVILLAGES
dc.subjectWALKING
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.titleThe Impacts of International Migration on Remaining Household Members : Omnibus Results from a Migration Lottery Program

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