This paper reviews the recent literature on rural-urban migration in developing countries,
focusing on three key questions: What motivates or forces people to migrate? What costs do …

Social protection programs have become increasingly widespread in low-and middle-
income countries, with their own distinct characteristics to match the environments in which …

This paper examines the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on migration. The rapid spread of
the pandemic caught countries across the world off guard, resulting in widespread …

We estimate the effect of a large rural workfare program in India on private employment and
wages by comparing trends in districts that received the program earlier relative to those that …

The process of rapid urbanization results in the flow and agglomeration of regional
production factors, which leads to the transformation of the urban-rural territorial system and …

Do negative shocks in origin countries encourage or inhibit international migration? What
roles do networks play in modifying out-migration responses? The answers to these …

This paper studies the effect of India's rural public works program on rural-to-urban migration
and urban labor markets. We find that seasonal migration from rural districts that …

Using detailed microdata, we document how migration-dependent households are
especially vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic. We create pre-and post-COVID panel …

This paper studies the welfare effects of encouraging rural–urban migration in the
developing world. To do so, we build and analyze a dynamic general‐equilibrium model of …

We study how search frictions in the labor market affect firms' ability to recruit talented
workers. In a field experiment in Ethiopia, we show that an employer can attract more …