Migration and rural household expenditures

A case study from Vietnam

verfasst von

Duc Loc Nguyen, Ulrike Grote, Trung Thanh Nguyen

Abstract

Understanding the impact of migration on rural household expenditures is important since household expenditure patterns can demonstrate whether remittances are used for consumption or for investment. This paper investigates the effects of rural–urban migration on consumption expenditure patterns of rural households of Vietnam. The econometric analysis of a 3-year panel data set of about 2000 households (about 6000 observations) shows that rural migrant households increase their overall expenditures. Migrant households without remittances spend more on food, health care and other non-food items, but less on education of their children, while migrant households with remittances spend more on housing and other non-food items. The results indicate that migration and remittances bring a good opportunity for rural industries and services such as construction and health care. However, migration and remittances do not influence rural education. To promote rural development in the long-run, we suggest that other financial sources should be established to enhance rural education for improving human capital.

Organisationseinheit(en)

Institut für Umweltökonomik und Welthandel

Externe Organisation(en)

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Vietnam

Typ

Artikel

Journal

Economic Analysis and Policy (Online)

Band

56

Seiten

163-175

Anzahl der Seiten

13

ISSN

0313-5926

Publikationsdatum

12.2017

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Volkswirtschaftslehre und Ökonometrie, Volkswirtschaftslehre, Ökonometrie und Finanzen (sonstige)

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 3 – Gute Gesundheit und Wohlergehen, SDG 11 – Nachhaltige Städte und Gemeinschaften

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eap.2017.09.001 (Zugang: Geschlossen)