| Comparing earnings profiles in urban areas of an LDC: rural-to-urban migrants vs. native workers. | |
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PMID: 12346268 Owner: PIP Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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"We use Tanzanian data to test a recently proposed hypothesis that rural-to-urban migrants have an incentive to supply greater work effort than native urban workers, because of the migrants' positive probability of returning to the low-wage rural areas. We treat the choice between public- and private-sector employment as endogenous and, for theoretical and empirical reasons, distinguish migrants with access to rural land from those without access. Our results show that migrants in both sectors face lower initial wage offers than native urban workers. But, the wage gap is eliminated within a decade or less, and thereafter, migrants surpass the wage offers of native workers." |
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Authors:
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W P Vijverberg; L A Zeager |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of development economics Volume: 45 ISSN: 0304-3878 ISO Abbreviation: J Dev Econ Publication Date: 1994 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1995-09-07 Completed Date: 1995-09-07 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9878815 Medline TA: J Dev Econ Country: NETHERLANDS |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 177-99 Citation Subset: J |
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Africa Africa South of the Sahara Africa, Eastern Demography Developing Countries Economics Emigration and Immigration Income* Population Population Dynamics Research Residential Mobility* Socioeconomic Factors Tanzania Transients and Migrants* |
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