Economic Inequality, Regional Development, and Internal Migration in Indonesia

Irfan Teguh Prima and Khoirunurrofik Khoirunurrofik ()
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Irfan Teguh Prima: Ministry of Finance, Jakarta

Economics and Finance in Indonesia, 2019, vol. 65, 53-66

Abstract: This study aims to probe the determinants of inter-provincial migration flows in Indonesia and how economic and development changes affect migration patterns. We employ three census periods, 1990, 2000, and 2010. Our study finds that an increase in relative inequality between origin and destination provinces decreases inter-provincial migration and relatively high distance elasticity in Indonesia leads to high migration cost. People are more inclined to migrate due to push factors as opposed to pull factors from the destination region, thus indicating a strong relationship between the level of regional development and the willingness of people to migrate.

Keywords: economic inequality; internal migration flows; regional development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D31 J61 O15 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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