Impact of Migration on Welfare of Migrant Sending Households in Selected Rural Areas of Zimbabwe

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dc.contributor.advisorMlatsheni, Cecil
dc.contributor.authorZvendiya, Ronald
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-29T09:40:27Z
dc.date.available2022-03-29T09:40:27Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.date.updated2022-03-29T07:56:09Z
dc.description.abstractThe New Economics of Labour Migration theory, recognizes family participation in migration decisions as a strategy for moving out of poverty, thus signaling potential welfare linkages between migrants and family members left behind. The current study investigates the impact of migration on welfare of migrant sending households in rural Zimbabwe using cross-sectional data. The study employed a Counterfactual approach and utilized two stage Heckman selection model to control for selection bias. The results indicated that on average, migration impacts household welfare positively but the welfare gains are not evenly distributed among households. Overall, the welfare of households with migrants would have been 5 percentage points lower if migrant members had stayed at home. Based on the findings, the main recommendation is that policy makers need to consider the removal of de facto and de jure migration restrictions.
dc.identifier.apacitationZvendiya, R. (2021). <i>Impact of Migration on Welfare of Migrant Sending Households in Selected Rural Areas of Zimbabwe</i>. (). ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36212en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationZvendiya, Ronald. <i>"Impact of Migration on Welfare of Migrant Sending Households in Selected Rural Areas of Zimbabwe."</i> ., ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36212en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationZvendiya, R. 2021. Impact of Migration on Welfare of Migrant Sending Households in Selected Rural Areas of Zimbabwe. . ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36212en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Master Thesis AU - Zvendiya, Ronald AB - The New Economics of Labour Migration theory, recognizes family participation in migration decisions as a strategy for moving out of poverty, thus signaling potential welfare linkages between migrants and family members left behind. The current study investigates the impact of migration on welfare of migrant sending households in rural Zimbabwe using cross-sectional data. The study employed a Counterfactual approach and utilized two stage Heckman selection model to control for selection bias. The results indicated that on average, migration impacts household welfare positively but the welfare gains are not evenly distributed among households. Overall, the welfare of households with migrants would have been 5 percentage points lower if migrant members had stayed at home. Based on the findings, the main recommendation is that policy makers need to consider the removal of de facto and de jure migration restrictions. DA - 2021_ DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Heckman model KW - Migration KW - Counterfactual approach LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2021 T1 - Impact of Migration on Welfare of Migrant Sending Households in Selected Rural Areas of Zimbabwe TI - Impact of Migration on Welfare of Migrant Sending Households in Selected Rural Areas of Zimbabwe UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36212 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/36212
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationZvendiya R. Impact of Migration on Welfare of Migrant Sending Households in Selected Rural Areas of Zimbabwe. []. ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development, 2021 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36212en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Social Development
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanities
dc.subjectHeckman model
dc.subjectMigration
dc.subjectCounterfactual approach
dc.titleImpact of Migration on Welfare of Migrant Sending Households in Selected Rural Areas of Zimbabwe
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMSocSci
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