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Revue d'économie du développement
De Boeck Université

I.S.B.N.2804159658
112 pages

p. 85 à 108
doi: 10.3917/edd.215.0085

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Migration and goods market rationing

Kinvi Logossah

Résumé de l'article

In this paper we analyze rural-to-urban migration in Less Developed Countries (LDCs). Our main assumption is that such migration can arise from the lack of available modern urban consumer goods in rural areas. Taking this hypothesis as our starting point, we use a dual economy model where the individuals’ target is utility maximization and we show that although the Todaro paradox might hold, Harris and Todaro’s prescription to stop migration is not necessarily adequate. Our analysis thus reveals that an appropriate urban consumer goods supply policy in rural areas could stop migration and solve related urban unemployment problems.
JEL classification: R23, D11, C62.Keywords : lack of goods, migration, rural areas, urban areas, equilibrium, economic policy.

Plan de l'article

• Introduction

• The conceptual framework

• The model: the individuals and their motivations

• The migration dynamics: equilibrium and continuous migration

— The migration dynamics

— Equilibrium and spatial configuration

— Continuous migration and spontaneous exodus

• Restricting rural emigration and bringing urban unemployment down: which policy should be implemented?

• Conclusion

• References

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