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Impact of Migration on Welfare of Migrant Sending Households in Selected Rural Areas of Zimbabwe
The New Economics of Labour Migration theory, recognizes family participation in migration decisions as a strategy for moving out of poverty, thus signaling potential welfare linkages between migrants and family members left behind. The current study investigates the impact of migration on welfare o...
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| author | Zvendiya, Ronald |
| author2 | Mlatsheni, Cecil |
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| description | The New Economics of Labour Migration theory, recognizes family participation in migration decisions as a strategy for moving out of poverty, thus signaling potential welfare linkages between migrants and family members left behind. The current study investigates the impact of migration on welfare of migrant sending households in rural Zimbabwe using cross-sectional data. The study employed a Counterfactual approach and utilized two stage Heckman selection model to control for selection bias. The results indicated that on average, migration impacts household welfare positively but the welfare gains are not evenly distributed among households. Overall, the welfare of households with migrants would have been 5 percentage points lower if migrant members had stayed at home. Based on the findings, the main recommendation is that policy makers need to consider the removal of de facto and de jure migration restrictions. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/36212 Impact of Migration on Welfare of Migrant Sending Households in Selected Rural Areas of Zimbabwe Zvendiya, Ronald Mlatsheni, Cecil Heckman model Migration Counterfactual approach The New Economics of Labour Migration theory, recognizes family participation in migration decisions as a strategy for moving out of poverty, thus signaling potential welfare linkages between migrants and family members left behind. The current study investigates the impact of migration on welfare of migrant sending households in rural Zimbabwe using cross-sectional data. The study employed a Counterfactual approach and utilized two stage Heckman selection model to control for selection bias. The results indicated that on average, migration impacts household welfare positively but the welfare gains are not evenly distributed among households. Overall, the welfare of households with migrants would have been 5 percentage points lower if migrant members had stayed at home. Based on the findings, the main recommendation is that policy makers need to consider the removal of de facto and de jure migration restrictions. 2022-03-29T09:40:27Z 2022-03-29T09:40:27Z 2021 2022-03-29T07:56:09Z Master Thesis Masters MSocSci http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36212 eng application/pdf Department of Social Development Faculty of Humanities |
| spellingShingle | Heckman model Migration Counterfactual approach Zvendiya, Ronald Impact of Migration on Welfare of Migrant Sending Households in Selected Rural Areas of Zimbabwe |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Impact of Migration on Welfare of Migrant Sending Households in Selected Rural Areas of Zimbabwe |
| title_full | Impact of Migration on Welfare of Migrant Sending Households in Selected Rural Areas of Zimbabwe |
| title_fullStr | Impact of Migration on Welfare of Migrant Sending Households in Selected Rural Areas of Zimbabwe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of Migration on Welfare of Migrant Sending Households in Selected Rural Areas of Zimbabwe |
| title_short | Impact of Migration on Welfare of Migrant Sending Households in Selected Rural Areas of Zimbabwe |
| title_sort | impact of migration on welfare of migrant sending households in selected rural areas of zimbabwe |
| topic | Heckman model Migration Counterfactual approach |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36212 |
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