Migration, Human Capital, and Poverty in a Dual-Economy Model of a Developing Country
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Summary:
The coexistence of urban and rural poverty and migration to cities is studied in a dual economy model where the acquisition of skills is costly and involves migration to urban areas. In this model, both the distribution of innate abilities and the distribution of wealth matter for the migration decision, and costs of backmigration may produce an urban poverty trap if unemployment lowers household wealth below the cost of skills acquisition.
Series:
Working Paper No. 2001/128
Subject:
Human capital Income Labor Migration National accounts Population and demographics Unemployment Wages
English
Publication Date:
September 1, 2001
ISBN/ISSN:
9781451855050/1018-5941
Stock No:
WPIEA1282001
Pages:
36
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