Rural-urban migration and unemployment: Theory and policy implications

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-82

  Zenou, Yves ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS IFN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOR POLICY; PLANNING THEORY; RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION; THEORETICAL STUDY; UNEMPLOYMENT; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 79551649741     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: 14679787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9787.2010.00670.x     Document Type: Article

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