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Regional cost‐of‐living differentials, rural–urban migration, and the contribution to economic growth

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  • Dürdane Şirin Saracoğlu
  • Terry L. Roe

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Using a multi‐region, multi‐sector dynamic model of an economy with rural–urban migration fit to Turkish data, this paper explores the evolution of each region's output and factor allocation as well as inter‐regional disparities that emerge with migration. Migration or residence decision of households is endogenous with respect to regional cost‐of‐living differentials. Results show that migration slows down and dampens the shift of labour from urban manufacturing to services, despite the increase in demand for urban services. It is also established that rural–urban migration contributes positively to growth while the reallocation of labour within each region proves to be unfavourable. Este artículo utiliza un modelo dinámico multirregional y multisectorial de una economía con migración del campo a la ciudad que se ajustó a los datos de Turkia, para examinar la evolución de la producción de cada región y la asignación de factores, así como las disparidades interregionales que surgen con la migración. Las decisiones de los hogares en cuanto a la migración o dónde residir son endógenas con respecto a las diferencias regionales en el costo de vida. Los resultados muestran que la migración ralentiza y reduce el desplazamiento de la mano de obra de la industria manufacturera urbana a los servicios, a pesar del aumento de la demanda de servicios urbanos. También se establece que la migración del campo a la ciudad contribuye positivamente al crecimiento, mientras que la redistribución de la mano de obra dentro de cada región resulta ser desfavorable. 本稿では、トルコのデータに適合した農村‐都市間の移動を伴う経済の、多地域、多セクターの動的モデルを用いて、各地域の生産額と因子配分の推移、ならびに移動に伴って出現する地域間格差を検討する。移住または居住地の決定は、生活費の地域格差に関して内生的である。その結果、都市サービスへの需要が増加しているにもかかわらず、人口移動が鈍化し、都市部における製造業からサービス業への労働力の変化が減少していることが示された。また、農村部から都市への人口移動は成長に対してプラスに寄与するが、各地域内での労働力の再配分の状況は良好ではないことが明確である。

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  • Dürdane Şirin Saracoğlu & Terry L. Roe, 2019. "Regional cost‐of‐living differentials, rural–urban migration, and the contribution to economic growth," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 98(2), pages 973-994, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:presci:v:98:y:2019:i:2:p:973-994
    DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12404
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    1. João Ricardo Faria & Franklin G. Mixon, 2022. "Labor Markets and Sustainability: Short-Run Dynamics and Long-Run Equilibrium," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(7), pages 1-10, April.

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