Tag Search: “migration”
Why are geniuses destroying jobs in Uganda?
In this article, Lant Pritchett discusses how technological progress is being driven in rich countries by distorted prices and availability of labour and is then inefficiently and uneconomically destr...
- Lant Pritchett
- 02 November, 2017
- Articles
Drawing the line: The short- and long-term consequences of partitioning India
Colonial rule in India culminated in the birth of two nations, forcing the displacement of millions. This column analyses the economic and political consequences of the Partition in 1947. It finds tha...
- Prashant Bharadwaj Saumitra Jha
- 08 September, 2017
- Articles
Moving in or dropping out? India's female migrants and urban labour force integration
One important, yet understudied, constraint to female labour force participation is women’s inability to successfully migrate to where the jobs are – cities.
- Charity Troyer Moore Rohini Pande Soledad Prillaman
- 31 August, 2017
- IGC Research on India
How the American Dream led to India's IT boom
In the context of the ongoing global debate on migration policies, this column shows that the H-1B visa programme of the US had a powerful impact on the US IT sector, and played a prominent role in sp...
- Gaurav Khanna Nicolas Morales
- 29 May, 2017
- Articles
The puzzle of Indian urbanisation
The global experience has been that as countries develop, rural-to-urban migration accelerates, and decelerates only when the urbanisation level is very high – usually well over 50%. In contrast, mig...
- Pronab Sen
- 12 April, 2017
- Perspectives
The North-South urban paradox
Why is northern India experiencing faster urban growth but slower urbanisation relative to the South? This column addresses this question by highlighting the interconnection between the demographic t...
- Chinmay Tumbe
- 22 March, 2017
- Articles
Insights from long-term studies of Indian villages
Much of our knowledge of change in rural areas depends on longitudinal village studies. Drawing upon a number of village studies carried out over the years in India, this column provides a broad pict...
- Himanshu . Praveen K. Jha Gerry Rodgers
- 23 September, 2016
- Articles
The missing men
Studies on skewed sex ratios in India typically focus on female deficits attributed to factors such as gender discrimination. This column finds that regions covering over 200 million people in India ...
- Chinmay Tumbe
- 01 September, 2016
- Articles
Why is labour mobility in India so low?
Rural-to-urban migration is surprisingly low in India, compared with other large developing countries, leaving higher paying job opportunities unexploited. This column shows that well-functioning rura...
- Kaivan Munshi Mark Rosenzweig
- 04 July, 2016
- Articles
Growth, Urbanisation and Rural-Urban Linkages in Bihar
The project aimed to explore the reasons for low urbanization in the state and identify its regional pattern across the State and its economic and social characteristics. The findings of the study ind...
- Nandita Gupta Abhay Kumar Shreya Sarawgi Alakh Sharma
- 29 February, 2016
- IGC Research on India
The Growth of Cities in India, 1870-2020
The aim of this project is to understand the determinants of city growth in India in the short run and over the long period. By analysing data on cities from every decennial Census conducted in India ...
- Chinmay Tumbe
- 20 February, 2016
- IGC Research on India
The Changing Face of Circular Migration in Bihar
The aim of this project is to investigate the changing patterns of circular migration from rural Bihar, the place of origin for many of India's labour/seasonal migrants. The study focuses specifically...
- Indrajit Roy
- 14 January, 2016
- IGC Research on India