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Role of economic reforms on dismantling barriers to inter-state migration in India

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  • Sunetra Ghatak

    (National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), New Delhi. India.)

  • Debajit Jha

    (O. P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India.)

Abstract

Traditionally inter-state migration in India was limited compared to within state migration. Economic reforms in the early 1990s have boosted inter-state migration in the country. Hence, it is important to understand the impact of economic reforms on the determinants of inter-state migration. Recent studies have identified that state border; linguistic divide and per capita income play an important role in determining the location of inter-state migration in India. In this paper, we tried to understand the impact of economic reforms on the choice of the location of inter-state migration in the country by using a gravity model framework. We found that while the impact of per capita income difference has increased in the post-reform period, the impact of the common-border has declined. Moreover, the impact of the linguistic divide has initially increased after reforms.

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  • Sunetra Ghatak & Debajit Jha, 2021. "Role of economic reforms on dismantling barriers to inter-state migration in India," Migration Letters, Migration Letters, vol. 18(3), pages 297-304, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:mig:journl:v:18:y:2021:i:3:p:297-304
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33182/ml.v18i3.1116
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