Migration, Sorting and Regional Inequality : Evidence from Bangladesh

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dc.creatorShilpi, Forhad
dc.date2012-05-30T21:21:26Z
dc.date2012-05-30T21:21:26Z
dc.date2008-05
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:17:09Z
dc.descriptionUsing household level data from Bangladesh, this paper examines the differences in the rates of return to household attributes over the entire welfare distribution. The empirical evidence uncovers substantial differences in returns between an integrated region contiguous to the country's main growth centers, and a less integrated region cut-off from those centers by major rivers. The evidence suggests that households with better observed and unobserved attributes (such as education and ability) are concentrated in the integrated region where returns are higher. Within each region, mobility of workers seems to equalize returns at the lower half of the distribution. The natural border created by the rivers appears to hinder migration, causing returns differences between the regions to persist. To reduce regional inequality in welfare in Bangladesh, the results highlight the need for improving connectivity between the regions, and for investing in portable assets of the poor (such as human capital).
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/9422032/migration-sorting-regional-inequality-evidence-bangladesh
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6714
dc.identifier10.1596/1813-9450-4616
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/416722
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper No. 4616
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCESS TO MARKET
dc.subjectACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subjectADULT MALE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectBETTER ACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subjectBIASES
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BANK
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY SURVEYS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectCREDIT CONSTRAINT
dc.subjectCULTURAL BARRIERS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ISSUES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
dc.subjectDURABLE
dc.subjectDURABLE GOODS
dc.subjectEARNINGS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC REVIEW
dc.subjectEDUCATION LEVEL
dc.subjectEDUCATION LEVELS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectENDOWMENTS
dc.subjectENTRY BARRIER
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE LEVEL
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectFEDERAL RESERVE
dc.subjectFEDERAL RESERVE BANK
dc.subjectFLOW OF MIGRANTS
dc.subjectFOOD EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGROWTH IN POPULATION
dc.subjectHIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION
dc.subjectHIGHER INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ASSETS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL DATA
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMPORTANT POLICY
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL LEVEL
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINTERNAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINVESTING
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR MOBILITY
dc.subjectLACK OF ACCESS
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIQUID ASSETS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMIGRATION FLOW
dc.subjectMIGRATION FLOWS
dc.subjectNON-FOOD EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COSTS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPHYSICAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR AREAS
dc.subjectPOOR INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOPULATION CENSUS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectQUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subjectRATE OF POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectRATE OF RETURN
dc.subjectRATES OF RETURN
dc.subjectRATES OF RETURNS
dc.subjectREGIONAL DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectREGIONAL DUMMIES
dc.subjectREGIONAL DUMMY
dc.subjectREGIONAL PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectREMITTANCE
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREA
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectRURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectRURAL GAP
dc.subjectRURAL GAPS
dc.subjectRURAL INEQUALITY
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectSCHOOL QUALITY
dc.subjectSECONDARY DEGREE
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSPOUSE
dc.subjectSTANDARD ERRORS
dc.subjectTEMPORARY MIGRATION
dc.subjectTRADING
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectURBAN AMENITIES
dc.subjectURBAN AREA
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN CENTERS
dc.subjectURBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectURBAN HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectURBAN MIGRATION
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectUTILITY FUNCTION
dc.subjectUTILITY LEVEL
dc.subjectVALUATION
dc.subjectWELFARE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectWELFARE LEVELS
dc.titleMigration, Sorting and Regional Inequality : Evidence from Bangladesh

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