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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Main Author: Housen, Tambri
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2623
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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