Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/283146 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
ZEF Discussion Papers on Development Policy No. 330
Publisher: 
University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn
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.
Subjects: 
Agricultural lean periods
Temporary migration
Income seasonality
Rural-rural migration
JEL: 
R23
J43
Q18
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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