Abstract
The following sections are included:
Introduction
Preferences, production, migration, and social welfare: the basic building blocks
The individuals (the workers)
Urban production: Agglomeration, and environmental pollution
Rural production
Rural-to-urban migration under a laissez faire regime, and social welfare
Environmental regulation in the presence of unhindered rural-to-urban migration
Environmental policy combined with subsidization of the rural population
Conclusion
References
Introduction
Preferences, production, migration, and social welfare: the basic building blocks
The individuals (the workers)
Urban production: Agglomeration, and environmental pollution
Rural production
Rural-to-urban migration under a laissez faire regime, and social welfare
Environmental regulation in the presence of unhindered rural-to-urban migration
Environmental policy combined with subsidization of the rural population
Conclusion
References
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | World Scientific Handbook of Global Migration |
Subtitle of host publication | Volume 3: Types of Migrants and Economies: A Global Perspective |
Editors | Robert M. SAUER |
Publisher | World Scientific Publishing Co. |
Chapter | 9 |
Pages | 199-223 |
Number of pages | 25 |
Volume | 3 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789811247941 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789811247934 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2024 |