Migration patterns and the impact of internal transfers on consumption and human capital in Timor-Leste
This thesis reports findings from a Migration and Remittance study conducted among 654 households across 3 districts of Timor-Leste in 2010. A mixed methods design was adopted employing a cross-sectional household survey combined with interviews. Findings highlight that internal migration and remitt...
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Curtin University
2014
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| description | This thesis reports findings from a Migration and Remittance study conducted among 654 households across 3 districts of Timor-Leste in 2010. A mixed methods design was adopted employing a cross-sectional household survey combined with interviews. Findings highlight that internal migration and remittances are having a positive impact on human capital and household expenditure. This research contributes to the limited knowledge on remittance flows in post-conflict and transitional nations. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-26232017-02-20T06:37:57Z Migration patterns and the impact of internal transfers on consumption and human capital in Timor-Leste Housen, Tambri This thesis reports findings from a Migration and Remittance study conducted among 654 households across 3 districts of Timor-Leste in 2010. A mixed methods design was adopted employing a cross-sectional household survey combined with interviews. Findings highlight that internal migration and remittances are having a positive impact on human capital and household expenditure. This research contributes to the limited knowledge on remittance flows in post-conflict and transitional nations. 2014 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2623 en Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Housen, Tambri Migration patterns and the impact of internal transfers on consumption and human capital in Timor-Leste |
| title | Migration patterns and the impact of internal transfers on consumption and human capital in Timor-Leste |
| title_full | Migration patterns and the impact of internal transfers on consumption and human capital in Timor-Leste |
| title_fullStr | Migration patterns and the impact of internal transfers on consumption and human capital in Timor-Leste |
| title_full_unstemmed | Migration patterns and the impact of internal transfers on consumption and human capital in Timor-Leste |
| title_short | Migration patterns and the impact of internal transfers on consumption and human capital in Timor-Leste |
| title_sort | migration patterns and the impact of internal transfers on consumption and human capital in timor-leste |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2623 |