Internal Migration Is an Effective Risk Management Strategy for Households in Rural Tanzania

Main author: Pietrelli, Rebecca
Other authors: Scaramozzino, Pasquale
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institution SOAS, University of London
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language English
language_search English
topic HA Statistics
HG Finance
description Various explanations have been put forward to shed light on individual decisions to migrate and the effects of migration on the household of origin. Using panel data from migrants and original households living in Tanzania, Rebecca Pietrelli and Pasquale Scaramozzino test a new perspective: migration as an effective strategy adopted by original households for managing risk.
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author Pietrelli, Rebecca
author_facet Pietrelli, Rebecca
Scaramozzino, Pasquale
authorStr Pietrelli, Rebecca
author_letter Pietrelli, Rebecca
author2 Scaramozzino, Pasquale
author2Str Scaramozzino, Pasquale
title Internal Migration Is an Effective Risk Management Strategy for Households in Rural Tanzania
publisher International Union for the Scientific Study of Population
publishDate 2019
url https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/31376/