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Distributional Impact of Globalization-Induced Migration: Evidence from a Nigerian Village

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  • Steve Onyeiwu
  • Raluca Polimeni
  • John Polimeni

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One of the contentious issues about the globalization process is the mechanism by which globalization affects poverty and inequality. This paper explores one of the various strands of the globalization-inequality-poverty nexus. Using microlevel survey data from over 300 poor households in the small village of Umuluwe (about 30 miles west of the regional capital of Owerri) in Southeast Nigeria, the paper investigates whether individuals who migrate from the village to take advantage of the urban-biased globalization process do better than non-migrant villagers.

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  • Steve Onyeiwu & Raluca Polimeni & John Polimeni, 2007. "Distributional Impact of Globalization-Induced Migration: Evidence from a Nigerian Village," WIDER Working Paper Series RP2007-66, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    • Handle: RePEc:unu:wpaper:rp2007-66
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    1. Dorsaf Sridi & Imene Guetat, 2020. "The direct and indirect risk impacts on remittances: A cross‐regional specific effects," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 32(3), pages 288-302, September.

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