The Impact of Circular Migration on a Village Economy 1

Bibliographic Data

ID8416889
AuthorsCarol B Hetler (corresponding author)
Year1989
Volume25
Issue1
Pages53-75
Publication date1989-04-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueBulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-4918 • E-ISSN: 1472-7234
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00074918812331335509
LanguageEN
Citations received8

The author examines the economy of a rural village in Indonesia in which a high proportion of households rely on remittances from urban informal sector earnings. Household income and per capita income are analyzed according to whether or not households have at least one temporary migrant, and by the sex and age of the household head. Findings indicate that "remittances from short-term circular migration push many households into the middle and upper income ranges. However, the wealthiest households continue to rely on traditional high earning activities and do not depend on remittances. The poorest households are scattered among those who rely on remittances and those still totally dependent upon traditional low earning village activities, regardless of the sex and age of the household head."

Demographic economics · Earnings · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Household income · Informal sector · Labour economics · Per capita · Per capita income · Population · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Demography · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Urban and Rural Development Challenges

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