rural-urban migration
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Understanding rural-urban migration in the developing world
How does encouraging rural-urban migration in the developing world impact welfare?
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Migrants and Firms: Evidence from China
In response to migration from rural areas, manufacturing production becomes more labour intensive due to a change in technology and product varieties
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Urban-rural gaps in the developing world: Does internal migration offer opportunities?
Policymakers might seek to address the frictions that prevent potentially beneficial migration to urban areas from taking place
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Agricultural productivity and rural-urban wage gaps revisited: Lessons from panel data
Cities don't make workers (much) more productive, but productive workers move to cities
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Measuring living standards in African cities and rural areas
It’s no wonder that people are moving to cities. Urban areas offer better amenities and, on average, pay higher wages than rural areas.