Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/34935 
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Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 3279
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
More than half of those who emigrate from developing countries move to other developing countries, yet there have been few studies of the impact of this South-South migration. In this paper, we examine the impact of migration from one developing country, Nicaragua, on the labor market in another developing country, Costa Rica. We find little evidence to support the hypothesis that Nicaraguan migration to Costa Rica was an important factor contributing to falling earnings, increased inequality or stagnating poverty in Costa Rica.
Subjects: 
Costa Rica
Latin America
migration
earnings
inequality
poverty
JEL: 
J61
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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