Jedwab, Remi; Christiaensen, Luc; Gindelsky, Marina - Institute for International Economic Policy (IIEP), … - 2014
Standard models explain urbanization by rural-urban migration in response to an (expected) urban-rural wage gap. The Green Revolution and rural poverty constitute rural push factors of migration. The Indus- trial Revolution and the urban bias are urban pull factors. This paper offers an...