Labour migration in the Indian states and the Todarian hypothesis
Ghatak, A.
Asian Economic Review 38(2): 212-228
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4555 PMID: 12348597 Document Number: 308601
The model of migration in developing countries developed by Todaro and others, in which the driving force behind rural-urban migration is the wage differential between urban and rural areas is examined using 1971 and 1981 census data for the states of India. The results do not provide any evidence supporting this model, which the author suggests is not surprising given the imperfect product and factor markets prevailing in India.