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Provedor de dados: | 31
País: | United States
Título: | Migration of Husbands, Remittances and Agricultural Production: Impacts when Wives Head Households in Rural Kenya
Autores: | Kiriti,   Tabitha; Tisdell,   Clement A.
Data: | 2011-02-14
Ano: | 2001
Palavras-chave: | Migration; Remittances; Female-headed households; Rural investment; Agricultural development; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Resumo: | This paper uses data collected from migrant's wives in the Nyeri district of Kenya. The main objective is to determine whether migration and remittances contribute to the development  of agriculture. Our results suggest that most migrants are pushed out of rural areas, belong to the group of low-paid workers in urban areas, send little and irregular remittances to their wives back in rural areas and that these remittances are mainly used for consumption purposes and do not contribute to any significant development in agriculture. Our results also indicate that altruism or social obligation might be the main reason for migrants sending remittances to their rural wives.
Tipo: | Working or Discussion Paper
Idioma: | Inglês

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ISSN: 1442-8563

http://purl.umn.edu/100211

Relação:

University of Queensland&gt;School of Economics&gt;Social Economics, Policy and Development Working Papers

Social Economics, Policy and Development

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