Publication: Cross-border migration and poverty: evidence from the Kanchanaburi demographic surveillance system (KDSS), Thailand
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2013-07
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Journal of Population and Social Studies. Vol.21, No.2 (2013), S-28-S-48
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Aree Jampaklay, อารี จำปากลาย, Entwisle, Barbara, Hagan, Jacqueline M. Cross-border migration and poverty: evidence from the Kanchanaburi demographic surveillance system (KDSS), Thailand. Journal of Population and Social Studies. Vol.21, No.2 (2013), S-28-S-48. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/2923
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Cross-border migration and poverty: evidence from the Kanchanaburi demographic surveillance system (KDSS), Thailand
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Abstract
This study examines immigration, ethnicity, and poverty status in Thailand, with
particular reference to the situation in the Kanchanaburi Demographic Surveillance
System (KDSS). Kanchanaburi borders Myanmar, about 120 km weat of Bangkok.
By comparing the economic prospects of households headed by the foreign-born,
native-born minorities, and Thai nationals, we consider the relative effects of crossborder
migration and ethnicity on household poverty. Of particular interest is the
ways in which these effects are conditioned by residential context, specifically the
ethnic makeup of the neighborhood or village. The results show significant adverse
effects of immigrant status and non-Thai ethnicity on household poverty. Immigrant
households (headed by the foreign-born) are particularly underprivileged, compared
to the non-Thai/native-born and the Thais. Effects are heightened for households
that arrived recently and for households located in minority villages.