THEORIES OF MIGRATION

John Gallup

No 294385, Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID) Papers from Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government

Abstract: This paper surveys theoretical models of migration decision-making. It considers more or less chronologically: the gravity model, the human capital model, expected income, the two-sector model, family decision-making, information and networks, search models, and return migration. It is followed by a general expected utility decision-making framework within which the earlier models are situated.

Keywords: Consumer/Household Economics; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Labor and Human Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 27
Date: 1997-01
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.294385

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