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Abstract
This survey reviews both theoretical and empirical papers that examine the economiceffects of out-migration.Out-migration is the movement of people from source area to destination area. The survey starts with discussion of empirical studies conducted in India and North-East India followed by review of migration theories. The second part deals with sources of data used in empirical review which includes both primary and secondary data. The third part discusses the methodology used in empirical review. Finally the paper concludes that out-migration can have a major economic impact on the source country. These effects can either be positive or negative depending on the interplay between the effects of growth and remittances.