Myanmar Migration in a Time of Transformation
DOWNLOADFebruary 22, 2018 - Mateusz Filipski , Ben Belton , Sithu Kyaw, and Eaindra Theint Thu
Myanmar Migration in a Time of Transformation
Mateusz Filipski, Ben Belton, Sithu Kyaw, and Eaindra Theint Thu
Workshop on Modern Food System Development in Myanmar
Yangon, Myanmar, February 22, 2018
RESULTS
Large migration flows:
- All income levels, all genders
- Internationally and nationally
- Rural-urban and rural-rural
CONSEQUENCES
- It creates labor shortages and pushes up rural wages
- Farms are mechanizing to compensate
- Remittances are fueling rural consumption and construction
Caveat: we only studied three areas, not nationally representative