Why do rural people temporarily migrate to other rural areas?Insights from northern Bangladesh
Why do rural people temporarily migrate to other rural areas?
Insights from northern Bangladesh
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06.2023Publisher
Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of BonnPublisher Location
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Abstract
Migration from rural to urban areas is common in many low- and middle-income countries. However, temporary migration from rural to other rural areas also occurs and is not well understood. We explore what drives rural people in Bangladesh to migrate temporarily to other rural areas, rather than to urban areas where wages are higher. Temporary migration is influenced by income shortfalls during agricultural lean periods and various other sociodemographic factors. The decision for rural destinations is influenced by a lack of skills diversity, social networks, comparative income-cost ratios, and urban negativity. The notion that migration is primarily a rural-urban move needs re-evaluation.
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Agricultural lean periods, Temporary migration, Income seasonality, Rural-rural migration
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300 Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Anthropologie 320 Politik 330 WirtschaftFirst Publication
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ZEF-Discussion Papers on Development Policy ; 330Rana, Sohel; Qaim, Matin: Why do rural people temporarily migrate to other rural areas? : Insights from northern Bangladesh. Bonn: Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, 2023. In: ZEF-Discussion Papers on Development Policy, 330.
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title = {Why do rural people temporarily migrate to other rural areas? : Insights from northern Bangladesh},
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year = 2023,
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series = {ZEF-Discussion Papers on Development Policy},
volume = 330,
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