Rural-urban migration in the Philippines, 1965-1973: a test of the expected income hypothesis
| dc.contributor.advisor | Alonzo, Ruperto P. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Garcia, Deirdra F. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-09-26T03:14:58Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-09-26T03:14:58Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1981-09 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper tests the applicability of the Todaro expected income hypothesis for Philippine rural-urban migration from 1965-1973; it also looks into the other factors that affect the decision to migrate. Initial regression runs caused the writer to decide to discard the rural and urban education variables. The remaining variables considered were then rural and urban income, probability of urban employment, population and distance. The paper concludes that the strength of the economic motive in the decision to migrate can be verified in the rural-urban migration flows in the Philippines. Adjusting for the effects of short-term factors, it was found that people migrate to urban areas not simply in response to the level of urban income (Which in fact was found to be insignificant) but really in response to the expected urban income. The paper calls for further research on a sharper and more precise specification of the urban employment probability variable, as the specific labor market conditions in urban areas used in this study represent only part of the employment-related factors affecting migration. The effect of contacts upon migration can be explored further in relation to the people specification of the employment probability variable. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://selib.upd.edu.ph/etdir/handle/123456789/426 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.title | Rural-urban migration in the Philippines, 1965-1973: a test of the expected income hypothesis | |
| dc.type | Thesis |