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Seasonal Migration and Microcredit During Agricultural Lean Seasons: Evidence from Northwest Bangladesh
Authors:Abu S Shonchoy
Abstract:This paper investigates the interlinkage between microcredit and temporary seasonal migration, an issue which has been given little attention in the standard rural–urban migration literature. Seasonal migration due to agricultural downturns is a common phenomenon in developing countries. Using primary data from a cross‐sectional household survey of the northwest part of Bangladesh, this paper quantifies the factors that influence such migration decisions. Our results suggest that people with prior access to microcredit are more likely to migrate during an agricultural lean season. Furthermore, we find evidence of a negative selection effect between microcredit and seasonal migration, conditional on an individual's village of residence and observed characteristics. Our results have numerous potential policy implications, including the design of typical microcredit schemes for developing countries.
Keywords:Lean season  Seasonal migration  Microcredit  J62  J64  J65  O15  O18  R23
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