Rural-Urban Migration and Socioeconomic Mobility in Victorian Britain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10099103 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jason Long (0000-0002-2072-9910, Colby College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-35 |
| Publication date | 2005-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0507 • E-ISSN: 1471-6372 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022050705050011 |
| OpenAlex | W2128236440 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 56 |
| References cited | 28 |
This article analyzes rural-urban migration in Great Britain in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Using a new dataset of 28,000 individuals matched between the 1851 and 1881 population censuses, I examine the selection process and treatment effect of migration, controlling for the endogeneity of the migration decision. I find that urban migrants were positively selected—the best of the rural labor pool—and that the economic benefits of migration were substantial. Migrants responded to market signals, and labor markets were largely efficient; however, not all gains from migration were exploited, potentially indicating some degree of inefficiency
Demographic economics · Developing country · Econometrics · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Endogeneity · Geography · Inefficiency · Internal migration · Market economy · Population · Rural population · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
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| Unique citing works | 56 |
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| Citations per year | 2,8 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2025 (20) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 56 |