摘要
Migration is both cause and consequence of poverty. In some parts of the world, poverty is the root cause of migration, whereas in other parts, the poor are among the last to move. This study tries to explore the impact of migration of any member of the households in the per capita consumption expenditure and the socio-economic status of the households by using Poverty Alleviation Fund household survey： 2010/11, which covered 3000 households from Humla, Jumla, Rolpa, Doti, Dailekh and Rauthat. The study used quasi-experimental research design and poverty was measured by using the same procedure employed by Nepal Living Standard Survey （NLSS） 2010/11. The relationship between poverty and migration was measured with the help of Ordinary Least Square （OLS） regression model whereas socio-economic status of the households was measured with the help of Chi square analysis. The finding indicated that access of piped drinking water, modem toilet facilities, access the radio/tape, mobile/telephone, land ownership, average months of food sufficiency and average per capita consumption expenditure was better for the （any member） migrant＇s households compared to non-migrant＇s households. Based on this poverty line, it was derived that around 34 percent households fall below the poverty line The incidence of poverty was higher for the non-migrants＇ households compared to any member migrants＇ households.
