Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/295406 
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Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
CReAM Discussion Paper Series No. 07/12
Publisher: 
Centre for Research & Analysis of Migration (CReAM), Department of Economics, University College London, London
Abstract: 
International migration is one of the most important choices that individuals and households in poor countries can make to increase their lifetime wellbeing. This choice presents a severe challenge to researchers attempting to learn the impacts of migration, since those who choose to move typically differ in a host of observable and unobservable ways from those who choose to stay behind. This paper provides an overview of a new experimental literature which uses policy experiments and researcher-designed experiments to overcome these selection issues. Particular emphasis is placed on discussing the different datagathering strategies needed for conducing policy experiments. Experimental migration research as a field is still in its nascent stages, and there appears to be plenty of scope for both policymakers and researchers to design new experiments going forward - it is hoped that the summary here will aid researchers and policymakers in this purpose.
Subjects: 
Migration
Experiments
Selection
Data Gathering Methods
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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