A Panel Data Analysis of Relationship between Migration and Inequality. (January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: John, Raju
• Other Names: Bhanumurthy N. R. guest-editor.; Sensarma Rudra guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review. Volume 6:Number 1(2017:Jan.)
• Page Start: 98
• Page End: 109
• Publication Date: 2017-01
• Subjects: Migration -- inequality -- mobility -- social group -- standard of living index (SOLI); Industrial management -- Periodicals; Industrial management -- India -- Periodicals; Industrial management -- Asia -- Periodicals; Business enterprises -- Periodicals; Business enterprises -- India -- Periodicals; Business enterprises -- Asia -- Periodicals; 658.005
• DOI: 10.1177/2277975216678358
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2277-9752

Abstract

In this article, the relationship between migration and inequality in India is analyzed on the basis of an understanding of the role of migration in creating inequalities in the economy and society of the state of Kerala. The Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala, conducts periodic Kerala Migration Surveys (KMSs) to monitor the current status of emigration from and return emigration to the state of Kerala. This data set is used to discover the dynamics of migration–inequality relationship in the state. The results of the study suggest that migration causes inequalities in mobility between migrant and non-migrant households and between different types of migrant households.