Migration, Human Capital, and Poverty in a Dual-Economy Model of a Developing Country /

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 deci...

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Auteur principal: Masson, Paul
Format: Revue
Langue:English
Publié: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001.
Collection:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/128
Accès en ligne:Full text available on IMF