Land Ownership as a Determinant of Temporary Migration in Nang Rong, Thailand |
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Authors: | Leah K. Vanwey |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Sociology, Indiana University, 1020 E. Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA |
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Abstract: | In this study I consider landownership as a determinant of temporary migrationin a rural area of Thailand. Previous researchon rural areas in developing countries hasfocused on the use of migration to diversifyhousehold incomes across economic sectors andacross geographic areas. I combine thisliterature with economic theories of migrationto understand the effect of land ownership ontemporary migration of household members inNang Rong, Thailand. I estimate regressionmodels predicting the probability of ahousehold having any temporary migrants, andpredicting the number of male or femaletemporary migrants in the household. I findthat households with smaller landholdings arediversifying through migration in order tosupplement rural income, while households withlarger landholdings are diversifying in orderto overcome the absence of accessible credit inthe village. |
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Keywords: | circulation landholdings migration Thailand |
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