Labour Market Outcomes of Itinerant Workers in Rural India. (14th July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Agrawal, Tushar; Chandrasekhar, S.
• Is Part Of: Journal of international development. Volume 28:Number 8(2016:Nov.)
• Page Start: 1251
• Page End: 1271
• Publication Date: 2015-07-14
• Subjects: short term migrants -- spatial agglomeration -- Wage Differentials -- Mobility -- India; Economic development projects -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Economic policy -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Foreign economic relations -- Periodicals; Economic development -- Periodicals; 330.91724
• DOI: 10.1002/jid.3126
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0954-1748

Abstract

Abstract: This paper examines the characteristics, wages and mobility of short‐term migrants in India using a nationally representative database on migration. We find that an individual is more likely to be a short‐term migrant if he or she is from a district with a higher concentration of workers in the construction industry. Using instrumental variable method, we find that short‐term migrants are likely to earn lower wages compared with non‐short‐term migrants. Finally, we model the transition of short‐term migrant workers from one sector to another, drawing on the literature on income and occupational mobility. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.