Get rich or die tryin' : perceived earnings, perceived mortality rate and the value of a statistical life of potential work-migrants from Nepal (English)

Do potential migrants have accurate information about the risks and returns of migrating abroad? And, given the information they have, what is their revealed willingness to trade risks for higher earnings? To answer these questions, this paper sets up and analyzes a randomized field experiment among 3,319 potential work migrants from Nepal to Malaysia and the Persian Gulf countries. The experiment provides them with information on wages and mortality...

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Shrestha,Maheshwor;
Document Date
2017/01/23
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS7945
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Nepal,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2017/01/23
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Get rich or die tryin' : perceived earnings, perceived mortality rate and the value of a statistical life of potential work-migrants from Nepal
Keywords
potential migrant

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Shrestha,Maheshwor.

Get rich or die tryin' : perceived earnings, perceived mortality rate and the value of a statistical life of potential work-migrants from Nepal (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 7945 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/112411485188909692

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