Domestic and International Migration in Myanmar: Determinants and Consequences
DOWNLOAD FILEDecember 4, 2017 - Author: Mateusz Filipski, Ben Belton, Sithu Kyaw, and Eaindra Theint Thu
Domestic and International Migration in Myanmar: Determinants and Consequences
Mateusz Filipski, Ben Belton, Sithu Kyaw, and Eaindra Theint Thu
Agrifood XXIV conference
Bandung, Indonesia, December 3-5, 2017
RESULTS
Large migration flows:
All income levels, all genders
Internationally and nationally
Rural-urban and rural-rural
CONSEQUENCES
It creates labor shortages and pushes up rural wages
Farms are mechanizing to compensate
Remittances are fueling rural consumption and construction
Caveat: we only studied three areas, not nationally representative
