Development, demographic transition and net migration: evidence for the municipalities of Mexico, 2000-2010

In this paper we review and integrate into a single analytical framework the theoretical approaches that explain the connection of the development process with natural population growth, migration and income inequality. Also, we provide evidence of the direction and intensity of these relations for...

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Main Author: PELÁEZ HERREROS, Óscar
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Language:English
Published: Universidad de Zaragoza, Cátedra de Solidaridad y Ciudadanía Global 2013-11-01
Series:Revista Iberoamericana de Estudios de Desarrollo
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Online Access:http://ried.unizar.es/index.php/revista/article/view/83
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description In this paper we review and integrate into a single analytical framework the theoretical approaches that explain the connection of the development process with natural population growth, migration and income inequality. Also, we provide evidence of the direction and intensity of these relations for the case of Mexico. With this purpose, we estimate the net migration rate of the 2,443 municipalities of the country during the period 2000-2010, finding that higher levels of development correspond to lower rates of natural population growth and with lower rates of emigration. We find no evidence of a hypothetical positive relationship between emigration and inequality, and doubt about that income inequality increases at the beginning of the development process and then decline. In any case, the detected relationships are weak, suggesting that some specific factors are left out of the analysis
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Development, demographic transition and net migration: evidence for the municipalities of Mexico, 2000-2010
Revista Iberoamericana de Estudios de Desarrollo
net migration rate
natural growth of population
human development index
demographic transition
inequality
title Development, demographic transition and net migration: evidence for the municipalities of Mexico, 2000-2010
title_full Development, demographic transition and net migration: evidence for the municipalities of Mexico, 2000-2010
title_fullStr Development, demographic transition and net migration: evidence for the municipalities of Mexico, 2000-2010
title_full_unstemmed Development, demographic transition and net migration: evidence for the municipalities of Mexico, 2000-2010
title_short Development, demographic transition and net migration: evidence for the municipalities of Mexico, 2000-2010
title_sort development demographic transition and net migration evidence for the municipalities of mexico 2000 2010
topic net migration rate
natural growth of population
human development index
demographic transition
inequality
url http://ried.unizar.es/index.php/revista/article/view/83
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