Is Urbanization Causing Income Inequality and Poverty?
The Decision to Migrate · Self-Selection Mechanism of Human Capital o Factors: Potential wage increase, age, sex, family size, rural land-holdings, distance to urban area o Non-Factor: Urban unemployment rate · Education V. Economic Development in Rural Areas · Forces behind decision to migrate cause increasing disparity in wealth between rural and urban areas · Human Capital Flight – Stagnant Rural Development Concentration and Segregation · Urban V.