Rural and Urban Migrants in India: 1983–2008
利用印度全国抽样调查数据，研究了1983至2008年间城乡移民的规模、特征及工资差异，发现移民占劳动力约10%，更年轻、受教育程度更高，且工资高于非移民。
This paper characterizes the gross and net migration flows between rural and urban areas in India during the period 1983–2008. Using individual data from the National Sample Survey of India we show that the 5-year gross migration flows constitute about 10% of India's labor force and are stable over time. Migrants tend to be younger and more educated than nonmigrants. They also are more likely to work part-time and in regular employment and less likely to be self-employed. Migrants from rural and urban areas have higher mean and median wages relative to nonmigrants in the same locations. However, there are differences in the size of the wage gaps along the wage distribution and their dynamics over time.