Internal mobility is a critical component of economic growth and development, as it enables the reallocation of labor to more productive opportunities across sectors and regions. Using detailed district-to-district migration data from the 2001 Census of India, the paper highlights the role of state borders as significant impediments to internal mobility. The analysis finds that average migration between neighboring districts in the same state is at...
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2017/11/20
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS8244
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2017/11/20
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Disclosed
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Internal borders and migration in India
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Trade & International Integration