Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/126309 
Authors: 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2015/095
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
This paper provides an overview of the characteristics of migrant households and analyses the effects of migration in Vietnam, on the basis of the Vietnam Access to Resources Household Survey conducted in 2012 and 2014. The data reveal significant movements of household members, both intra- and inter-province. Differences are uncovered between migrant and non-migrant households: migrant households are wealthier than non-migrant households, as measured by food expenditure. The analysis shows that remittances and migration act as a shock-coping mechanism, especially in the presence of natural shocks. Remittance recipient households seem to react better to natural shocks, as the remittance flows counterbalance the need for borrowing.
Subjects: 
migration
remittances
Vietnam
JEL: 
J61
O1
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-92-9230-984-8
Document Type: 
Working Paper

Files in This Item:
File
Size
493.16 kB





Items in EconStor are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.