The Emergence of Migration Theory and a Suggested New Direction.

C-Tier
Journal: Journal of Economic Surveys
Year: 1989
Volume: 3
Issue: 4
Pages: 277-304

Authors (2)

Shields, Gail M (not in RePEc) Shields, Michael P

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

The literature on internal labor migration is surveyed using a four-fold taxonomic scheme. The potential migrant, as presented in the existing literature, can be viewed as a supplier of labor, an investor in human capital and a consumer of regional amenities such as public goods. The paper develops a fourth approach which treats the household, rather than the individual, as the migrating unit and which views the potential migrant as a producer of home produced commodities. The continuities as well as the contrasts between the four approaches are discussed in the paper. Copyright 1989 by Blackwell Publishers Ltd

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:bla:jecsur:v:3:y:1989:i:4:p:277-304
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29