CASH TRANSFERS AND MIGRATION: THEORY AND EVIDENCE FROM A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
| dc.contributor.author | Gazeaud, J | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mvukiyehe, E | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sterck, O | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-01-01T15:52:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-01-01T15:52:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-01-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Will the fast expansion of cash-based programming in poor countries increase international migration? Theoretically, cash transfers may deter migration by increasing its opportunity cost or favor migration by re-laxing liquidity, credit, and risk constraints. This paper evaluates the impact of a cash-for-work program on migration. Randomly selected households in Comoros were offered up to US$320 in cash in exchange for their partic-ipation in public works projects. We find that the program increased international migration by 38% from 7.8% to 10.8%. The increase in migration appears to be driven by the alleviation of liquidity and risk constraints. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0034-6535 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1530-9142 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | ||
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.publisher | MIT Press | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Review of Economics and Statistics | |
| dc.relation.isversionof | 10.1162/rest_a_01041 | |
| dc.rights.uri | ||
| dc.title | CASH TRANSFERS AND MIGRATION: THEORY AND EVIDENCE FROM A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL | |
| dc.type | Journal article | |
| duke.contributor.orcid | Mvukiyehe, E|0000-0002-7739-9780 | |
| pubs.begin-page | 143 | |
| pubs.end-page | 157 | |
| pubs.issue | 1 | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Duke | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Sanford School of Public Policy | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Trinity College of Arts & Sciences | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Political Science | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Duke Center for International Development | |
| pubs.publication-status | Published | |
| pubs.volume | 105 |