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 …
focusing on three key questions: What motivates or forces people to migrate? What costs do …
Urban-rural gaps in the developing world: Does internal migration offer opportunities?
D Lagakos - Journal of Economic perspectives, 2020 - aeaweb.org
This article provides an overview of the growing literature on urban-rural gaps in the
developing world. I begin with recent evidence on the size of the gaps as measured by …
developing world. I begin with recent evidence on the size of the gaps as measured by …
Structural transformation of the agricultural sector in low-and middle-income economies
Movement of labor from agriculture to nonagriculture and the associated increase in farm
size through structural transformation are at the core of economic development. We conduct …
size through structural transformation are at the core of economic development. We conduct …
The human side of structural transformation
We document that nearly half of the global decline in agricultural employment was driven by
new cohorts entering the labor market. A new dataset of policy reforms supports an …
new cohorts entering the labor market. A new dataset of policy reforms supports an …
Firms and the decline in earnings inequality in Brazil
We document a large decrease in earnings inequality in Brazil between 1996 and 2012.
Using administrative linked employer-employee data, we fit high-dimensional worker and …
Using administrative linked employer-employee data, we fit high-dimensional worker and …
Climate change and labor reallocation: Evidence from six decades of the Indian Census
How do rising temperatures affect long-term labor reallocation in developing economies? In
this paper we examine how increases in temperature impact structural transformation and …
this paper we examine how increases in temperature impact structural transformation and …
Human capital and development accounting: New evidence from wage gains at migration
L Hendricks, T Schoellman - The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2018 - academic.oup.com
We use new data on the pre-and postmigration wages of immigrants to the United States to
measure wage gains at migration. The average immigrant from a middle-income or poor …
measure wage gains at migration. The average immigrant from a middle-income or poor …
Reevaluating agricultural productivity gaps with longitudinal microdata
Recent research has pointed to large gaps in labor productivity between the agricultural and
non-agricultural sectors in low-income countries, as well as between workers in rural and …
non-agricultural sectors in low-income countries, as well as between workers in rural and …
Wages, human capital, and barriers to structural transformation
B Herrendorf, T Schoellman - American Economic Journal …, 2018 - aeaweb.org
We document for 13 countries ranging from rich (Canada, United States) to poor (India,
Indonesia) that average wages are considerably lower in agriculture than in the other …
Indonesia) that average wages are considerably lower in agriculture than in the other …
Agricultural productivity and the sectoral reallocation of labor in rural India
K Emerick - Journal of Development Economics, 2018 - Elsevier
How do shocks to agricultural productivity affect the allocation of labor across sectors of the
economy? To answer this, I use data from rural India to show that exogenous increases in …
economy? To answer this, I use data from rural India to show that exogenous increases in …