1. The impact of origin community characteristics on rural-urban out-migration in a developing country.
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Bilsborrow, Richard E., McDevitt, Thomas M., Kossoudji, Sherrie, Fuller, Richard, Bilsborrow, R E, McDevitt, T M, Kossoudji, S, and Fuller, R
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EMIGRATION & immigration ,REGRESSION analysis ,DUAL economy ,OLD age ,MATHEMATICAL models ,AGE distribution ,AGRICULTURE ,COMPARATIVE studies ,DEVELOPING countries ,MARRIAGE ,RESEARCH methodology ,MEDICAL cooperation ,RESEARCH ,RESEARCH funding ,RURAL population ,CITY dwellers ,THEORY ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors ,EVALUATION research ,EDUCATIONAL attainment - Abstract
It is widely believed that structural variables such as inequitable land distribution, lack of rural employment opportunities, and rural-urban wage and amenity gaps influence population movements in developing countries. Yet quantitative evidence is scant. In this paper a multilevel model is used to investigate the effects of individual-, household-, and areal-level factors on rural-urban out-migration in the Ecuadorian Sierra. Data from a detailed survey carried out in 1977-1978 and from government macro-areal statistics are used to investigate factors affecting the out-migration of youths aged 12-25. Preliminary conclusions are presented on the usefulness of multilevel models in studying migration and policy implications for Ecuador. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1987
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