Altruism, Conflict, and the Migration Decision

Moonjoong Tcha
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Moonjoong Tcha: Department of Economics University of Western Australia Nedlands WA 6009 AUSTRALIA

International Regional Science Review, 1995, vol. 18, issue 3, 289-312

Abstract: This paper uses a dynastic model with intergenerational altruism to analyse rural-urban migration during times of high unemployment rates and low expected income, and to explain the higher mobility of young generations. Different dynastic utilities between generations lead to conflicts between generations on migration decisions, and predict the higher mobility of the young generation. In addition, the model explores how the degree of altruism affects the migration decision.

Date: 1995
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DOI: 10.1177/016001769501800302

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