title: Rural-urban migration, informal sector and development policies: a theoretical analysis.
abstract: "A theoretical model of rural-urban migration has been developed with special reference to the informal sector.  The wage rate and employment in the informal sector are determined endogenously.  The paper shows the simultaneous existence of open unemployment and informal sector in the urban area in migration equilibrium.  The effects of alternative subsidy policies on unemployment and welfare of the workers are studied."  The model is intended primarily for use in analyzing trends and policies in developing countries.
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D003132:Commerce; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D006280:Health Workforce; D007194:India; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D012106:Research; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Asia; Capital; Commerce; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Development Policy; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Economic Policy; Human Resources; India; Informal Sector; Labor Force; Labor Migration; Macroeconomic Factors; Migration; Migration, Internal; Models, Theoretical; Policy; Population; Population Dynamics; Prices; Research Methodology; Rural-urban Migration; Southern Asia; Theoretical Studies; Wages