DO MIGRANTS REACT TO INFRASTRUCTURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS? DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXTENDED HARRIS–TODARO MODEL

Ismail Issah, Tariq Y. Khan and Komei Sasaki

Review of Urban & Regional Development Studies, 2005, vol. 17, issue 1, 68-88

Abstract: Developing an extended model of the basic Harris–Todaro model of rural–urban migration, we analyze the effects of infrastructure availability together with time†tested income effects while accommodating government behavior through the provision and financing of infrastructure. Our theoretical analysis confirms that infrastructure presence can be a significant factor in making migration decisions. Comparison with the basic Harris–Todaro model also reveals that while the Todaro paradox is absent in the basic model, it can be present in the extended model.

Date: 2005
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