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influences measurements of urban poverty and inequality in China, and also compares how other indicators of well-being differ for …-income welfare indicators such as housing conditions and access to social insurance programs. -- Migration ; urban ; poverty … measures of urban income inequality. Significant differences between migrants and local residents are found for non …
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The most basic economic theory suggests that rising incomes in developing countries will deter emigration from those countries, an idea that captivates policymakers in international aid and trade diplomacy. A lengthy literature and recent data suggest something quite different: that over the...
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. However, migration also changes relative wages, alters the distribution of skills and affects equality in the receiving …
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influences measurements of urban poverty and inequality in China, and also compares how other indicators of well-being differ for … measures of urban income inequality. Significant differences between migrants and local residents are found for non …Using data from recent surveys of migrants and local residents in 10 cities in 2005, this paper examines how migration …
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We investigate the impact of regional migration on average wages and on wage inequality in the West African Economic … is essentially driven by a reduction in inequality between countries, while the effect of migration on within … effects of migration on stayers' wages, we find similar to stronger effects on inequality, albeit with a smaller increase in …
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, this paper summarizes research findings on the relationship between urbanization, urban-rural inequality, and poverty, and … provides further empirical evidence on the role of urbanization and government policies in urban poverty. Several conclusions … markets play an important role in this effect. Second, urbanization is positively correlated with urban poverty. This can be …
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. However, migration also changes relative wages, alters the distribution of skills and affects equality in the receiving …
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regions in Norway. Large and persistent population flows from the periphery towards urban centers characterize the economic … respect to the role of migration. Interestingly, migration seems to be unimportant for the convergence process, at odds with … the recent emphasis on agglomeration effects and divergence. The population flows to urban centers do not generate growth …
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its great success in poverty reduction, China has witnessed rapidly increasing income inequality which only began to …In this paper, we analyse the relationship between China's structural transformation and the inclusiveness of its … economic growth. China's economy has undergone significant structural changes since it initiated the economic reforms in 1978 …
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