IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/p/col/000547/017566.html
   My bibliography  Save this paper

Migración y seguridad alimentaria en Colombia

Author

Listed:
  • Natalia Galvis Arias

Abstract

Resumen Este estudio analiza la decisión de migrar en relación con la seguridad alimentaria, a partir de los datos de la Encuesta Nacional de la Situación Nutricional (ENSIN) de 2015. La migración es clasificada en dos categorías: (i) migración por inversión y (ii) migración por choques; y observada en dos periodos de tiempo: doce meses y cinco anos antes de aplicada la encuesta. Para conocer la prevalencia de inseguridad alimentaria (ISA) por niveles y la magnitud de su incidencia se estiman modelos discretos Logit y regresiones por Mínimos Cuadrados Ordinarios (MCO). Se concluye que migrar por choque se correlaciona positivamente con la ISA leve, moderada y severa; y con un aumento de 1,65 puntos en promedio en la prevalencia de ISA si la migración ocurrió en doce meses y de 1,34 puntos en promedio si se produjo cinco anos atrás. Además, si quienes migraron por este motivo se asentaron en cabeceras municipales, la probabilidad de inseguridad alimentaria aumenta independiente del lugar de origen. Por lo tanto, los efectos negativos de los choques persisten incluso cinco anos después de haberse producido la migración y pueden constituirse en un nuevo canal de transmisión de pobreza. Finalmente, las políticas públicas enfocadas en la generación de ingresos podrían tener efectos significativos, dado que un aumento de 1 % en el ingreso disminuye en 10,1 % la probabilidad de ISA leve, en 12,4 % la probabilidad de ISA moderada y en 5,14 % la probabilidad de ISA severa si la persona migró hace doce meses. ****** Abstract This study analyzes the decision to migrate in relation to food security. The data come from the 2015 National Survey of Nutritional Situation (ENSIN, for its acronym in Spanish). Migration is classified in two categories: (i) migration by investment, and (ii) migration by shocks; and focuses on two periods: 12 months and 5 years before the survey was applied. To know the prevalence of food insecurity (IF) by levels and the magnitude of its incidence, I estimate discrete Logit models and regressions by Ordinary Least Squares (OLS). This study concludes that migration by shock correlates positively with mild, moderate and severe food insecurity; and with an increase of 1.65 points on average in the IF scale if migrations occurred in 12 months and 1.34 points on average if it occurred 5 years ago. In addition, if those who migrated for this reason settled in municipal centers, the probability of food insecurity increases regardless of the place of origin. Therefore, the negative effects of shocks persist even 5 years after migration has occurred and can become a new way of transmitting poverty. Finally, public policies focused on income generation could have significant effects, given that a 1% increase on income decreases the likelihood of mild IF in 10.1%, moderate IF in 12.4% and severe IF in 5.14% if person migrated 12 months ago.

Suggested Citation

  • Natalia Galvis Arias, 2019. "Migración y seguridad alimentaria en Colombia," Documentos de trabajo 17566, Escuela de Gobierno - Universidad de los Andes.
  • Handle: RePEc:col:000547:017566
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://egob.uniandes.edu.co/images/books/DT/DT-69.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Engel, Stefanie & Ibanez, Ana Maria, 2007. "Displacement Due to Violence in Colombia: A Household-Level Analysis," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 55(2), pages 335-365, January.
    2. Kaivan Munshi & Mark Rosenzweig, 2016. "Networks and Misallocation: Insurance, Migration, and the Rural-Urban Wage Gap," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 106(1), pages 46-98, January.
    3. Ana María Ibánez, 2008. "El desplazamiento forzoso en Colombia: un camino sin retorno hacia la pobreza," Libros en Línea 14159, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE.
    4. Charles Ackah & Denis Medvedev, 2012. "Internal migration in Ghana: determinants and welfare impacts," International Journal of Social Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 39(10), pages 764-784, August.
    5. Ana María Ibañez & Andrés Moya, 2010. "Do Conflicts Create Poverty Traps? Asset Losses and Recovery for Displaced Households in Colombia," NBER Chapters, in: The Economics of Crime: Lessons For and From Latin America, pages 137-172, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    6. Ibáñez, Ana María & Moya, Andrés, 2010. "Vulnerability of Victims of Civil Conflicts: Empirical Evidence for the Displaced Population in Colombia," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 38(4), pages 647-663, April.
    7. Robert E.B. Lucas (ed.), 2014. "International Handbook on Migration and Economic Development," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 15465.
    8. Kleemans, Marieke, 2015. "Migration Choice under Risk and Liquidity Constraints," 2015 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting, July 26-28, San Francisco, California 200702, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Manuel Fern�ndez & Ana Mar�a Ib��ez & Ximena Pe�a, 2014. "Adjusting the Labour Supply to Mitigate Violent Shocks: Evidence from Rural Colombia," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 50(8), pages 1135-1155, August.
    2. Ivlevs, Artjoms & Veliziotis, Michail, 2017. "Beyond Conflict: Long-Term Labour Market Integration of Internally Displaced Persons in Post-Socialist Countries," IZA Discussion Papers 11215, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    3. Tilman Brück & Patricia Justino & Philip Verwimp & Andrew Tedesco & Alexandra Avdeenko, 2013. "Measuring Conflict Exposure in Micro-Level Surveys," HiCN Working Papers 153, Households in Conflict Network.
    4. Ana María Ibá-ez, 2014. "Growth in forced displacement: cross-country, sub-national and household evidence on potential determinants," Chapters, in: Robert E.B. Lucas (ed.), International Handbook on Migration and Economic Development, chapter 13, pages 350-387, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    5. Sedova, Barbora & Kalkuhl, Matthias, 2020. "Who are the climate migrants and where do they go? Evidence from rural India," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 129(C).
    6. Zovanga L Kone & Maggie Y Liu & Aaditya Mattoo & Caglar Ozden & Siddharth Sharma, 2018. "Internal borders and migration in India," Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press, vol. 18(4), pages 729-759.
    7. Clemens, Michael A., 2021. "Violence, development, and migration waves: Evidence from Central American child migrant apprehensions," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 124(C).
    8. Moya, Andrés, 2018. "Violence, psychological trauma, and risk attitudes: Evidence from victims of violence in Colombia," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 131(C), pages 15-27.
    9. Millán-Quijano, Jaime & Pulgarín, Sebastián, 2023. "Oiling up the field. Forced internal displacement and the expansion of palm oil in Colombia," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 162(C).
    10. Katrin Millock & Cees Withagen, 2021. "Climate and Migration," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Anil Markandya & Dirk Rübbelke (ed.), CLIMATE AND DEVELOPMENT, chapter 10, pages 309-341, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    11. Arias, María Alejandra & Ibáñez, Ana María & Zambrano, Andrés, 2019. "Agricultural production amid conflict: Separating the effects of conflict into shocks and uncertainty," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 119(C), pages 165-184.
    12. Joseph-Simon Görlach, 2023. "Borrowing Constraints and the Dynamics of Return and Repeat Migration," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 41(1), pages 205-243.
    13. Brück, Tilman & Justino, Patricia & Verwimp, Philip & Avdeenko, Alexandra, 2010. "Identifying Conflict and Violence in Micro-Level Surveys," IZA Discussion Papers 5067, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    14. Imbert, Clément & Papp, John, 2020. "Costs and benefits of rural-urban migration: Evidence from India," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 146(C).
    15. David Lagakos & Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak & Michael E. Waugh, 2023. "The Welfare Effects of Encouraging Rural–Urban Migration," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 91(3), pages 803-837, May.
    16. Valentina Calderón & Ana María Ibáñez, 2005. "Labor Market Effects of Migration-Related Supply Shocks: Evidence from Internally Displaced Populations in Colombia," Documentos CEDE 5851, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE.
    17. María Alejandra Arias & Ana María Ibáñez & Andrés Zambrano, 2014. "Agricultural Production Amid Conflict: The Effects of Shocks, Uncertainty, and Governance of Non-State Armed Actors," Documentos CEDE 11005, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE.
    18. Trani, Jean-François & Cannings, Tim I., 2013. "Child Poverty in an Emergency and Conflict Context: A Multidimensional Profile and an Identification of the Poorest Children in Western Darfur," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 48(C), pages 48-70.
    19. Tilman Brück & Patricia Justino & Philip Verwimp & Alexandra Avdeenko & Andrew Tedesco, 2016. "Measuring Violent Conflict in Micro-level Surveys: Current Practices and Methodological Challenges," The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank, vol. 31(1), pages 29-58.
    20. Karen del Mar Ortiz Becerra, 2014. "Forced Displacement and Early Childhood Nutritional Development in Colombia," HiCN Working Papers 180, Households in Conflict Network.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:col:000547:017566. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Alejandra Rojas Forero (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://edirc.repec.org/data/egandco.html .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.