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Rural-Urban Migration and Earning Gains in Iran

Mohammad Ali Molaei, A. Solucis Santhapparaj and C. A. Malarvizhi

Abstract

This study analyzed the impact of earning gains of the rural migrants settled in urban areas in Iran. Primary data has been collected from 400 migrant households based on multistage cluster random sampling. A OLS regression equation has been estimated to study the factors determining the migrants' earning in the urban areas. The findings reveled that migrants' demographic characteristics, sector of employment and migrants' network had significant impact on the earning of the migrants.

Journal of Social Sciences
Volume 4 No. 3, 2008, 158-164

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/jssp.2008.158.164

Submitted On: 24 April 2008 Published On: 30 September 2008

How to Cite: Molaei, M. A., Santhapparaj, A. S. & Malarvizhi, C. A. (2008). Rural-Urban Migration and Earning Gains in Iran. Journal of Social Sciences, 4(3), 158-164. https://doi.org/10.3844/jssp.2008.158.164

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Keywords

  • Internal Migration
  • Earning Gain
  • Wage Difference
  • Iran