title: Characteristics and economic implications of migration.
abstract: Factors affecting rural-urban migration in India are explored. "The study, based on the sample of 205 migrant households, conducted in the hill region of Uttar Pradesh, attempts to highlight the characteristics of migration and its effects on the pattern of income distribution among the households....[It is found that] migration...is primarily motivated by...socioeconomic condition of households, development of road transport and communication sources, level of education...and various geographical and physical conditions."
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001519:Behavior; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005843:Geography; D007182:Income; D007194:India; D009042:Motivation; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011584:Psychology; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014186:Transportation
keywords: Asia; Behavior; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status; Family And Household; Geographic Factors; Households; Income; India; Microeconomic Factors; Migrants; Migration; Motivation; Population; Population Dynamics; Psychological Factors; Remittances; Rural-urban Migration; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Southern Asia; Transportation