Crop prices and migration in Viet Nam

Arbeitspapier

This paper investigates the effect of commodity prices, in particular rice and coffee, on the individual decision of migrating in Viet Nam. As most coffee production is sold by households for exports, we would expect that coffee price shocks would have a direct effect on the probability of migrating. On the other hand, we would anticipate that fluctuations in rice prices have little or no effect on migration decisions, given that rice is mainly produced for household consumption. The results of the analysis confirm our assumptions. We provide evidence that the lower the coffee price, the higher the likelihood of migrating. This evidence seems to suggest that migration acts as a shock-coping strategy. We find that rice prices have no effect on the probability of migrating. We further explore the extent of migrants' self-selection and show that lower coffee prices increase the migration probability of individuals with lower education.

Angaben zum Objekt

• ISBN: 978-92-9256-584-8
• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: WIDER Working Paper ; No. 2018/142

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
• Thema: migration ; price shocks ; Viet Nam

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Narciso, Gaia
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
• (wo): Helsinki
• (wann): 2018

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: doi:10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2018/584-8
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/190189
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ