Cross-border migration and poverty: evidence from the Kanchanaburi demographic surveillance system (KDSS), Thailand

• Main Authors: Aree Jampaklay, อารี จำปากลาย, Entwisle, Barbara, Hagan, Jacqueline M.
• Other Authors: Chai Podhisita
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Cross-border migration; Ethnicity; Poverty; Assimilation; Neighborhood context; KDSS; Open Access article; Journal of Population and Social Studies; วารสารประชากรและสังคม
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/2923
• Institution: Mahidol University

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 b...