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The spacial structure of cities in developing countries Ed Glaeser outlines key urban policy challenges in developing countries and the research needed to address them Migration & Urbanisation Edward Glaeser Published 30.01.19
How do migration and remittances affect inequality? A case study of Mexico Remittances can lower inequality and may help mitigate some of the negative impact of shocks on the poorest Migration & Urbanisation Zsoka Koczan Franz Loyola Published 23.11.18
Satellite imagery: The future of tracking urban markets Analysing night-light intensity provides a complementary, alternative analysis of the intensity of economic activity in areas around urban markets Migration & Urbanisation Gordon Hanson Amit Khandelwal Published 29.10.18
Internal migration improves economic security in rural China Government policies that facilitate internal migration not only drive economic growth, but also improve the welfare of rural households Migration & Urbanisation Cynthia Kinnan Shing-Yi Wang Yongxiang Wang Published 15.10.18
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 Migration & Urbanisation Joan Hicks Marieke Kleemans Nicholas Li Edward Miguel Published 30.07.18
Why are Indian men surprisingly reluctant to cross state borders? India’s system of ‘fragmented entitlements’, whereby state residents get preferential treatment by the state government, hinders internal migration Migration & Urbanisation Zovanga Kone Maggie Y. Liu Aaditya Mattoo Çağlar Özden Siddharth Sharma Published 27.07.18
Why is labour mobility in India so low? Rural insurance networks in India incentivise adult males to remain in villages, contributing to the country’s low rural-to-urban migration rates Migration & Urbanisation Kaivan Munshi Mark Rosenzweig Published 16.07.18
