Surplus Labour, Social Structure and Rural to Urban Migration: Evidence from Indian Data

• Published in: European journal of development research Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 86 - 104
• Main Authors: Dubey, Amaresh, Palmer-Jones, Richard, Sen, Kunal
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Palgrave Macmillan 01.03.2006
• Subjects: Caste; Data analysis; Development research; Empirical research; Evidence; Households; Human Capital; India; Labor force; Labour economics; Labour market structure; Labour migration; Migrant Workers; Rural areas; Rural to Urban Migration; Rural urban migration; Social Structure; Studies; Unemployment; Urban areas; India

This paper examines the empirical implications of the Lewis Model with respect to the relationship between the phenomenon of surplus labour in rural areas and out-migration from these areas to urban areas. It does so by using a micro-economic data set of migrants and non-migrants for India. We find...