Migration Patterns in Pakistan: Preliminary Results from the PLM Survey, 1979

Mohammad, Irfan and Demery, Lionel and Ghulam Mohammad, Arif and Farooqui, Furqan Ahmad and Tariq, Javed and Haq, Rashida and Khan, Ghani (1983): Migration Patterns in Pakistan: Preliminary Results from the PLM Survey, 1979. Published in: Studies in Population, Labour Force and Migration Project Report No. 6 (1983)

Abstract

This paper reports some preliminary results of the PLM survey, as they relate to migration flews in Pakistan. Section II reviews the implications of the data collection methodology, and is followed (in Section III) by an analysis of the major flows of internal migration. Section IV deals separately with international migration and Section VIII draws some concluding observations.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Migration flows in Pakistan; household survey; International Migration
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development; F - International Economics > F2 - International Factor Movements and International Business > F22 - International Migration; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O15 - Human Resources ; Human Development ; Income Distribution ; Migration; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R2 - Household Analysis; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R2 - Household Analysis > R23 - Regional Migration ; Regional Labor Markets ; Population ; Neighborhood Characteristics

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