Rural-Urban Migration in Developing Countries : A Survey of Theoretical Predictions and Empirical Findings

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dc.creatorShalizi, Zmarak
dc.creatorLall, Somik V.
dc.creatorSelod, Harris
dc.date2012-06-21T17:39:23Z
dc.date2012-06-21T17:39:23Z
dc.date2006-05
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:19:43Z
dc.descriptionThe migration of labor from rural to urban areas is an important part of the urbanization process in developing countries. Even though it has been the focus of abundant research over the past five decades, some key policy questions have not found clear answers yet. To what extent is internal migration a desirable phenomenon and under what circumstances? Should governments intervene and, if so, with what types of interventions? What should be their policy objectives? To shed light on these important issues, the authors survey the existing theoretical models and their conflicting policy implications and discuss the policies that may be justified based on recent relevant empirical studies. A key limitation is that much of the empirical literature does not provide structural tests of the theoretical models, but only provides partial findings that can support or invalidate intuitions and in that sense, support or invalidate the policy implications of the models. The authors' broad assessment of the literature is that migration can be beneficial or at least be turned into a beneficial phenomenon so that in general migration restrictions are not desirable. They also identify some data issues and research topics which merit further investigation.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/05/6770863/rural-urban-migration-developing-countries-survey-theoretical-predictions-empirical-findings
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8669
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-3915
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/417095
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 3915
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectCAPITAL MARKETS
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCOMPENSATION
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION LEVELS
dc.subjectDISEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectDISGUISED UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectDOMESTIC WORKERS
dc.subjectDUAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectEARNINGS INEQUALITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
dc.subjectECONOMIC JUSTIFICATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC SECTORS
dc.subjectECONOMIC THEORY
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT EFFECTS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT LEVELS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROBABILITY
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectEXOGENOUS SHOCK
dc.subjectEXPECTED RETURN
dc.subjectEXPECTED UTILITY
dc.subjectEXPECTED WAGES
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFORCED MIGRATION
dc.subjectFULL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectGROWTH MODELS
dc.subjectHIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectHIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectHIGH WAGE
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMPERFECT COMPETITION
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCREASING RETURNS
dc.subjectINEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINTERNAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectJOB SEARCH
dc.subjectJOB SEEKERS
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR MIGRATION
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLABOR TURNOVER
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING WAGE
dc.subjectMARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectMARGINAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION PATTERNS
dc.subjectMIGRATION POLICIES
dc.subjectMIGRATION RATES
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGE
dc.subjectMOBILITY
dc.subjectNEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectOPEN UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPERFECT COMPETITION
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectREAL WAGES
dc.subjectRETURN MIGRATION
dc.subjectRISK AVERSE
dc.subjectRISK AVERSION
dc.subjectRURAL LABOR
dc.subjectRURAL WORKERS
dc.subjectSKILL GROUPS
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectSURPLUS LABOR
dc.subjectTOTAL LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED WORKER
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED WORKERS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT LEVEL
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectURBAN
dc.subjectURBAN AREA
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectURBAN GROWTH
dc.subjectURBAN LABOR
dc.subjectURBAN LAND
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectURBAN SECTOR
dc.subjectURBAN UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectURBAN WORKERS
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectURBANIZATION PROCESS
dc.subjectWAGE DIFFERENTIAL
dc.subjectWAGE DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subjectWAGE SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectWAGE SUBSIDY
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWORKER HETEROGENEITY
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.titleRural-Urban Migration in Developing Countries : A Survey of Theoretical Predictions and Empirical Findings

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