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PIP: The relationships among rural-urban migration, underemployment, and government policy are explored using data from two surveys on female migration to Fortaleza, Brazil. The results suggest that for this segment of the labor force, the unfavorable responses to government policy predicted by Michael Todaro and others do not occur.^ieng
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Emprego , Dinâmica Populacional , Política Pública , Migrantes , América , Brasil , Demografia , Países em Desenvolvimento , Economia , Emigração e Imigração , América Latina , População , América do SulRESUMO
An analysis of factors affecting migration is presented. The authors "extend the investigation of the roles of information, intervening opportunities, and psychic costs by focussing on differences in migrant destinations with respect to the deterring effect of distance. [They develop] a reservation-wage model of migration which implies that the distance effect is weaker for high-wage destinations and stronger for low-wage destinations." The model is tested using data for Brazil, Japan, Mexico, the United States, and Venezuela.