Publication
Apr 2012
This note reviews current evidence on how access to social protection programs influences decisions to migrate internally or internationally. On the one hand, potential migrants who have access to a social protection program may decide there is no need to migrate. On the other hand, migration and social protection could be seen as complementary strategies by prospective migrants, with the cash obtained from accessing a social protection program used to fund migration.
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Author | Jessica Hagen-Zanker, Carmen Leon Himmelstine |
Series | ODI Background Notes |
Publisher | Overseas Development Institute (ODI) |
Copyright | © 2012 Overseas Development Institute (ODI) |