Researching international migration : lessons from the Kerala experience /

This book is intended primarily to help newcomers in the field of research on international migration using data from large-scale field surveys. It includes methods of conducting field surveys, estimating migration and analyzing migration trends, selectivity and differentials, ways to assess the imp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Zachariah, K. C. (Kunniparampil Curien), 1924- (Author), Rajan, S. Irudaya (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New Dehli : Routledge, 2015.
Subjects:	Population research. Demographic surveys. Demographic surveys > Methodology. Kerala (India) > Emigration and immigration. Kerala (India) > Emigration and immigration > Statistics. Emigration and immigration > Economic aspects. Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Basic concepts and definitions
3. CDS Kerala migration surveys
4. Sampling methods followed in Kerala migration surveys
5. Migration: estimation and basic analysis
6. Remittances: estimation and basic analysis
7. Migration and human resources
8. Economic impact of migration and remittances
9. Return migration
10. Migration and the elderly
11. Emigration and women
12. Migration and children
13. Panel data analysis
14. Summary.