Rural-Urban Migration in Developing Countries : Lessons from the Literature

This paper reviews the recent literature on rural-urban migration in developing countries, focusing on three key questions: What motivates or forces people to migrate? What costs do migrants face? What are the impacts of migration on migrants and...

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Main Authors:	Selod, Harris, Shilpi, Forhad
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION INTERNAL MIGRATION URBANIZATION STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION HOUSEHOLD SURVEY LABOR MARKET
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/251941620915451700/Rural-Urban-Migration-in-Developing-Countries-Lessons-from-the-Literature http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35610

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spelling	okr-10986-356102022-09-20T00:08:30Z Rural-Urban Migration in Developing Countries : Lessons from the Literature Selod, Harris Shilpi, Forhad RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION INTERNAL MIGRATION URBANIZATION STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION HOUSEHOLD SURVEY LABOR MARKET This paper reviews the recent literature on rural-urban migration in developing countries, focusing on three key questions: What motivates or forces people to migrate? What costs do migrants face? What are the impacts of migration on migrants and the economy? The literature paints a complex picture whereby rural-urban migration is driven by many factors and the returns to migration as well as the costs are very high. The evidence supports the notion that migration barriers hinder labor market adjustment and are likely to be welfare reducing. The review concludes by identifying gaps in current research and data needs. 2021-05-20T14:30:34Z 2021-05-20T14:30:34Z 2021-05 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/251941620915451700/Rural-Urban-Migration-in-Developing-Countries-Lessons-from-the-Literature http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35610 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9662 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
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topic	RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION INTERNAL MIGRATION URBANIZATION STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION HOUSEHOLD SURVEY LABOR MARKET
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relation	Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9662
description	This paper reviews the recent literature on rural-urban migration in developing countries, focusing on three key questions: What motivates or forces people to migrate? What costs do migrants face? What are the impacts of migration on migrants and the economy? The literature paints a complex picture whereby rural-urban migration is driven by many factors and the returns to migration as well as the costs are very high. The evidence supports the notion that migration barriers hinder labor market adjustment and are likely to be welfare reducing. The review concludes by identifying gaps in current research and data needs.
format	Working Paper
author	Selod, Harris Shilpi, Forhad
author_facet	Selod, Harris Shilpi, Forhad
author_sort	Selod, Harris
title	Rural-Urban Migration in Developing Countries : Lessons from the Literature
title_short	Rural-Urban Migration in Developing Countries : Lessons from the Literature
title_full	Rural-Urban Migration in Developing Countries : Lessons from the Literature
title_fullStr	Rural-Urban Migration in Developing Countries : Lessons from the Literature
title_full_unstemmed	Rural-Urban Migration in Developing Countries : Lessons from the Literature
title_sort	rural-urban migration in developing countries : lessons from the literature
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2021
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/251941620915451700/Rural-Urban-Migration-in-Developing-Countries-Lessons-from-the-Literature http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35610
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Rural-Urban Migration in Developing Countries : Lessons from the Literature

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