Migration and technological change in rural households: Complements or substitutes?

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 150-175

  Mendola, Mariapia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b Centro Studi L d'Agliano   (Italy)

Author keywords

Farm household behaviour; Internal and international migration; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; LABOR MIGRATION; MIGRATION DETERMINANT; POVERTY DETERMINANT; RURAL POPULATION; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 35748935839     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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