Drawing on the general assumption that information is imperfect, this article addresses three main issues: First, why do some migrants return even though the intercountry wage differential does not reverse?...
The authors examine the importance of absolute income and relative deprivation incentives for internal and international migration in developing country households. Empirical results, based on Mexican...
Although in many countries migration streams to the cities have been dominated by men, women's migration to urban areas has been at least as prevalent as men's in Latin American countries and the Philippines...