Political Freedom and the Response to Economic Incentives Labor Migration in Africa, 1972 - 1987

Andrew Barkley and John McMillan

No 294680, Institute for Policy Reform Working Paper Series from Institute for Policy Reform

Abstract: Policy reforms in developing countries often address in isolation either an economic or a political problem. This study examines the interactions between political institutions and responses to economic incentives in a comprehensive framework. Migration data from thirty two African countries were used to quantify the statistical relationship between political institutions and labor migration out of agriculture. Regression results indicate that the presence of political freedoms and civil liberties increases the responsiveness of labor migration to economic incentives

Keywords: International Development; Political Economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39
Date: 1992-09
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.294680

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