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Is Heading Home a Dead End? COVID-Induced Migration and Local Labor Market Opportunities in Rural India

On March 24 2020, the Indian government announced a nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19.  Implemented with just four hours’ notice, the lockdown forced millions of suddenly out-of-work migrants to return to their villages –often by foot over long distances. How can migrant-sending states support labor market opportunities for migrants without compromising COVID…

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How do Labour Markets Equilibrate?

Migrants have long been thought to play a central role in helping an economy to make efficient use of its resources. That migration acts as a force of arbitrage– that it takes place, that it encourages equilibrium, and that it leads to an efficient allocation of resources – is one of the central tenets of…

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