title: On the relation between origin income and migration.
abstract: "While traditional migration theory suggests that the rate of migration is negatively related to income at the origin, many empirical studies of aggregate migration yield a non-significant or even a positive relation.  This paper utilizes a simplified model of migration to demonstrate that one possible reason for such results is the imperfect capital market facing migrants.  Higher average income at the origin may imply a higher number of individuals who have the cash resources to finance migration, thus generating a positive relation between regional income and migration.  The conclusions suggest the use of non-linear specifications in empirical migration studies."
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D007182:Income; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Demographic Factors; Economic Factors; Income; Migration; Models, Theoretical; Population; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors