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 …

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 …

Why do living standards differ so much across countries? A consensus in the development
literature is that differences in productivity are a dominant source of these differences. But …

We estimate the aggregate productivity gains from reducing barriers to internal labor
migration in Indonesia, accounting for worker selection and spatial differences in human …

We develop a dynamic trade model with spatially distinct labor markets facing varying
exposure to international trade. The model captures the role of labor mobility frictions, goods …

The Chinese food system has undergone a transition of unprecedented speed, leading to
complex interactions with China's economy, health and environment. Structural changes …

We study the effects of higher labor costs on the adoption of industrial robots by Chinese
firms. We use the number of robots imported by firms from the customs data to measure the …

We investigate the effects of the recently constructed Chinese national highway system on
local economic outcomes. On average, roads that improve access to local markets have …

We study the impact of intersectoral and interregional trade linkages in propagating
disaggregated productivity changes to the rest of the economy. Using US regional and …

We use household‐level panel data from China and a quantitative framework to document
the extent and consequences of factor misallocation in agriculture. We find that there are …