Why Do the Young and Educated in LDCs Concentrate in Large Cities? Evidence from Migration Data

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ID9722101
AutoresBarry Mccormick (University of Southampton), Jackline Wahba (0000-0002-0002-3443, University of Southampton)
Ano2005
Volume72
Fascículo285
Páginas39-67
Data de publicação2005-02-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEconomica (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0013-0427 • E-ISSN: 1468-0335
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.0013-0427.2005.00401.x
OpenAlexW1976558442
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas22

Do the young and educated in LDCs have a greater preference to locate in big cities? If so, this may help to explain how cities spatially concentrate the educated and young, and why the rising share of these workers in many LDCs may contribute to city growth. This paper explores migration flows into and out of Egypt's three largest cities. We study whether the higher shares of such workers in cities arise because these workers perceive relatively greater benefits from living in cities, given relative urban/rural wage rates, or because the relative demand for these workers rises with city size

Demographic economics · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Labour economics · Preference · Socioeconomics · Wage · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies