Moving to opportunity, leaving behind what? Evaluating the initial effects of a migration policy on incomes and poverty in source areas

New Zealand Economic Papers

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 197-224

  McKenzie, David ^a   Gibson, John ^b   Stillman, Steven ^c  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^c MOTU ECONOMIC AND PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Emigration; Natural experiment; Poverty; Remittances

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011141956     PISSN: 00779954     EISSN: 19434863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00779950709558509     Document Type: Article

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