Journal article
WEALTH CONSTRAINTS, MIGRANT SELECTION, AND INEQUALITY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Abstract
This paper builds a theoretical framework for studying migration and education in developing countries. Migration and education decisions are affected by migrants' wealth constraints. Technology and migration costs determine the pattern of migration through level of education, income, and wealth inequality. The model predicts that in the first stages of technological development, migration rates increase, as does economic inequality over time, …
Authors
Naval J
Journal
Macroeconomic Dynamics, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 535–567
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
March 2019
DOI
10.1017/s1365100516001255
ISSN
1365-1005