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Migration, Income Pooling and Food Deprivation in Zimbabwe

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  • Gift Dafuleya

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Income pooling in the context of geographically stretched households, that is, households with migrants who maintain close relations and economic ties with household members left behind, is examined in this article. Focus is also directed at evaluating whether migration assists in reducing food deprivation in the household of origin. A model to generalise the relationship […]

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  • Gift Dafuleya, 2019. "Migration, Income Pooling and Food Deprivation in Zimbabwe," Working Papers 784, Economic Research Southern Africa.
    • Handle: RePEc:rza:wpaper:784
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    Keywords

    food security; migration; Social welfare;
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    JEL classification:

    • D13 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation
    • D64 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers
    • F24 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Remittances

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