Processes of Internal and International Migration from Chitwan, Nepal

In this study, we examine which factors predict internal and international migration from Chitwan, a flat valley located in the south-central region of Nepal, seeking to measure the effect of theoretically specified variables such as human capital, social capital, physical capital, and neighborhood...

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Published in:The International migration review 2009-09, Vol.43 (3), p.621-651
Main Authors: Bohra, Pratikshya, Massey, Douglas S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Causality
Causation
Cultural Capital
Demographic variables
Demographics
Destinations
Developing countries
Discrete time
Districts
Economic theory
Economics
Ethnicity
Family studies
Hindus
Human Capital
Human ecology and demography
Human migration
Internal Migration
International migration
Labor migration
LDCs
Migration
Neighborhoods
Neoclassical economics
Nepal
Social Capital
Socioeconomic factors
Socioeconomics
Sociology
Sociology of migrations
Valleys
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Summary:In this study, we examine which factors predict internal and international migration from Chitwan, a flat valley located in the south-central region of Nepal, seeking to measure the effect of theoretically specified variables such as human capital, social capital, physical capital, and neighborhood socioeconomic conditions while controlling for demographic variables. We use data from the Chitwan Valley Family Study to estimate a series of discrete time event history models of first and repeat migration to three competing destinations: other locations within Chitwan, other districts within Nepal, and places outside of Nepal. Results support hypotheses derived from neoclassical economics, the theory of new economics of migration, social capital theory, and cumulative causation theory. Our results underscore the need for a synthetic theoretical model that incorporates factors operating at the individual, household, and community levels. The use of multiple explanatory models yields a clearer picture of the forces driving internal and international migration from rural districts in developing nations such as Nepal.
ISSN:0197-9183
1747-7379
DOI:10.1111/j.1747-7379.2009.00779.x