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来源

INTERNATIONAL REGIONAL SCIENCE REVIEW,Vol.42,Issue2,P.181-206

语言

英文

关键字

internal migration; peri-urban; employment transitions; Africa; PROPENSITY SCORE; WAGE

作者单位

[Mueller, Valerie] Arizona State Univ, Coor Hall,Room 6778,POB 873902, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA. [Mueller, Valerie; Schmidt, Emily] Int Food Policy Res Inst, Washington, DC 20036 USA. [Lozano, Nancy; Murray, Siobhan] World Bank, 1818 H St NW, Washington, DC 20433 USA. Mueller, V (reprint author), Arizona State Univ, Coor Hall,Room 6778,POB 873902, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA. E-Mail: vmuelle1@asu.edu

摘要

The overarching message from the growth literature is that a transition from the low-productivity agricultural sector to the high-productivity manufacturing sector is necessary for structural change. Although sub-Saharan Africa has experienced substantial economic growth rates, rural-urban migration contributed very little to this progress. Migration to peri-urban areas may offer prospects for diversification out of agriculture with lower moving costs and job-search frictions than urban centers. We document migration patterns and worker selection into peri-urban and urban areas in Tanzania. Standard spatial classifications mask the prominent phenomenon of peri-urban (rather than rural) to urban migration. Lacking job experience and social networks, many youth moving to urban destinations are more likely to be unemployed. However, conditional on being employed over the two-year period of the study, migration to peri-urban as well as urban areas allows workers to transition from low- to high-valued occupations.