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Migration and goods market rationing

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  • Kinvi Logossah

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In this paper we analyze rural-to-urban migration in Less Developed Countries (LDCs). Our main assumption is that such migration can arise from the lack of available modern urban consumer goods in rural areas. Taking this hypothesis as our starting point, we use a dual economy model where the individuals? target is utility maximization and we show that although the Todaro paradox might hold, Harris and Todaro?s prescription to stop migration is not necessarily adequate. Our analysis thus reveals that an appropriate urban consumer goods supply policy in rural areas could stop migration and solve related urban unemployment problems. JEL classification: R23, D11, C62.

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  • Kinvi Logossah, 2007. "Migration and goods market rationing," Revue d’économie du développement, De Boeck Université, vol. 15(5), pages 85-108.
    • Handle: RePEc:cai:edddbu:edd_215_0085
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    Keywords

    lack of goods; migration; rural areas; urban areas; equilibrium; economic policy;
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    JEL classification:

    • R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population
    • D11 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Theory
    • C62 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Existence and Stability Conditions of Equilibrium

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