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Demography, urbanization and development: Rural push, urban pull and…urban push?

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  1. Hiroyuki Yamada, 2026. "Sustainability Challenges of Entering Population Decline at Low Income Levels: A Cross-Country Comparative Analysis," Keio-IES Discussion Paper Series DP2026-011, Institute for Economics Studies, Keio University.
  2. Christensen, Cheryl, . "Progress and Challenges in Global Food Security," Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 0(01).
  3. Alvaro Gonzalez & Luc Christiaensen & David Robalino, 2019. "Migration and Jobs," World Bank Publications - Reports 31807, The World Bank Group.
  4. Exbrayat, Nelly & Stephane, Victor, 2025. "Does urbanization cause crime? Evidence from rural–urban migration in South Africa," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 149(C).
  5. Flückiger, Matthias & Ludwig, Markus, 2017. "Urbanization, fertility and child education in Sub-Saharan Africa," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 157(C), pages 97-102.
  6. Mathias Lerch, 2020. "International Migration and City Growth in the Global South: An Analysis of IPUMS Data for Seven Countries, 1992–2013," Population and Development Review, The Population Council, Inc., vol. 46(3), pages 557-582, September.
  7. Théo Benonnier & Katrin Millock & Vis Taraz, 2022. "Long-term migration trends and rising temperatures: the role of irrigation," Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 11(3), pages 307-330, July.
  8. Chao Li & Alexander Ryota Keeley & Shunsuke Managi, 2026. "Demographic decline and resurgence in the aging century - grid-level population tendency grasped by artificial intelligence," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 13(1), pages 1-27, December.
  9. Clement Imbert & Gabriel Ulyssea, 2026. "Rural Migrants and Urban Informality: Evidence From Brazil," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 94(3), pages 911-939, May.
  10. James Duminy, 2023. "Critical Commentary: Beyond growth and density: Recentring the demographic drivers of urban health and risk in the global south," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 60(8), pages 1365-1376, June.
  11. Madoka Muroishi & Akira Yakita, 2022. "Urbanization and population contraction," Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, Springer, vol. 15(3), pages 543-553, December.
  12. Eigo Tateishi, 2023. "The spatiotemporal socio-demography of the Tokyo capital region: a data-driven explorative approach," Review of Regional Research: Jahrbuch für Regionalwissenschaft, Springer;Gesellschaft für Regionalforschung (GfR), vol. 43(3), pages 467-519, December.
  13. Burgi, Constantin & Gorgulu, Nisan, 2021. "The Impact of the Spatial Population Distribution on Economic Growth," Working Papers 17-2021, Copenhagen Business School, Department of Economics.
  14. Jiaqi Zhang & Rongrong Zhang & Jiaqi Fan & Xiaoke Guan & Hui Liang, 2025. "Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Urban and Rural Settlements in Tanzania (1975–2020): Drivers, Patterns, and Regional Disparities," Land, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-19, June.
  15. Jonatan Andersson & Göran Ulväng, 2026. "Dairy farming and the rural exodus," Working Papers 0303, European Historical Economics Society (EHES).
  16. Evert Meijers & Martijn Burger & Gilles Duranton, 2016. "Determinants of city growth in Colombia," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 95(1), pages 101-131, March.
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  18. Opoku Adabor & Kwabena Mintah & Ernest Amankwah, 2023. "The effect of financial inclusion on urban population in Ghana," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 104(4), pages 742-760, July.
  19. Ruiyi Lou & Dongyan Wang, 2024. "Rural Settlement Optimization for Ecologically Sensitive Area Evaluations Based on Geo-Proximity and the Soil–Water Conservation Capacity," Land, MDPI, vol. 13(7), pages 1-18, July.
  20. Pinto, Ana M.F. & Ferreira, Fernando A.F. & Spahr, Ronald W. & Sunderman, Mark A. & Govindan, Kannan & Meidutė-Kavaliauskienė, Ieva, 2021. "Analyzing blight impacts on urban areas: A multi-criteria approach," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 108(C).
  21. Bjerke, Lina & Mellander, Charlotta, 2019. "Mover Stayer Winner Loser - A study of income effects from rural migration," Working Paper Series in Economics and Institutions of Innovation 476, Royal Institute of Technology, CESIS - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies.
  22. Chao Wei & Zuo Zhang & Sheng Ye & Mengxi Hong & Wenwen Wang, 2021. "Spatial-Temporal Divergence and Driving Mechanisms of Urban-Rural Sustainable Development: An Empirical Study Based on Provincial Panel Data in China," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(10), pages 1-21, September.
  23. Walid Chatti & Bassem Ben Soltane & Turki Abalala, 2019. "Impacts of Public Transport Policy on City Size and Welfare," Networks and Spatial Economics, Springer, vol. 19(4), pages 1097-1122, December.
  24. Priscila MÉNDEZ & Sheila GUARNIZO & Rafael ALVARADO, 2019. "Nexo Causal Entre La Urbanización Y La Producción Regional: Evidencia Para Ecuador Usando Vi En Econometría Espacial," Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies, Euro-American Association of Economic Development, vol. 19(1), pages 63-76.
  25. de la Croix, David & Gobbi, Paula E., 2022. "Population homeostasis in sub-Saharan Africa," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 45(C).
  26. Maliyamuguli Abulimiti & Zibibula Simayi & Shengtian Yang & Ziyuan Chai & Yibo Yan, 2022. "Study of coordinated development of county urbanization in arid areas of China: The case of Xinjiang," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(10), pages 1-18, October.
  27. Remi Jedwab & Federico Haslop & Roman Zarate & Carlos Rodriguez-Castelan, 2023. "The Effects of Climate Change in the Poorest Countries: Evidence from the Permanent Shrinking of Lake Chad," Working Papers 2023-06, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy.
  28. Constantin Bürgi & Nisan Gorgulu, 2022. "The Impact of the Spatial Population Distribution on Economic Growth: Evidence from the United States," CESifo Working Paper Series 10008, CESifo.
  29. Borice Augustin Ngounou & Honoré Tekam Oumbe & Bruno Emmanuel Ongo Nkoa & Edmond Noubissi Domguia, 2024. "Inclusive growth in the face of increasing urbanization: What experience for African countries?," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 28(1), pages 34-70, February.
  30. Anahi Molar-Cruz & Lukas D Pöhler & Thomas Hamacher & Klaus Diepold, 2022. "Who settles where? Simulating urban growth and socioeconomic level using cellular automata and random forest regression," Environment and Planning B, , vol. 49(6), pages 1697-1714, July.
  31. Manabu Nose, 2018. "Road to Industrialized Africa: Role of Efficient Factor Market in Firm Growth," IMF Working Papers 2018/184, International Monetary Fund.
  32. Jing Li & Meng Guo & Kevin Lo, 2019. "Estimating Housing Vacancy Rates in Rural China Using Power Consumption Data," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(20), pages 1-13, October.
  33. Nelly Exbrayat & Victor Stephane, 2024. "Does Urbanization Cause Crime? Evidence from Rural-Urban Migration in South Africa," Working Papers halshs-04390026, HAL.
  34. Esch, Thomas & Deininger, Klaus & Jedwab, Remi & Palacios-Lopez, Daniela, 2025. "Outward and upward construction: A 3D analysis of the global building stock," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 188(C).
  35. Shu, Cheng & Xie, Hualin & Jiang, Jinfa & Chen, Qianru, 2018. "Is Urban Land Development Driven by Economic Development or Fiscal Revenue Stimuli in China?," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 77(C), pages 107-115.
  36. Jedwab, Remi & Johnson, Noel D. & Koyama, Mark, 2022. "Medieval cities through the lens of urban economics," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 94(C).
  37. Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, 2026. "Why size really doesn’t matter: from megacity myths to place-sensitive prosperity," Spatial Economic Analysis, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(1), pages 11-26, January.
  38. Awasthi, Rajul & Nagarajan, Mohan & Deininger, Klaus W., 2021. "Property taxation in India: Issues impacting revenue performance and suggestions for reform," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 110(C).
  39. Théo Benonnier & Katrin Millock & Vis Taraz, 2019. "Climate change, migration, and irrigation," Working Papers halshs-02107098, HAL.
  40. Portner, Claus C., 2023. "How Is Fertility Behavior in Africa Different?," SocArXiv jf9um, Center for Open Science.
  41. J. Vernon Henderson & Sebastian Kriticos, 2018. "The Development of the African System of Cities," Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews, vol. 10(1), pages 287-314, August.
  42. Remi Jedwab & Noel D. Johnson & Mark Koyama, 2020. "Medieval Cities Through the Lens of Urban Economic Theories," Working Papers 2020-9, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy.
  43. Marc Helbling & Daniel Meierrieks, 2023. "Global warming and urbanization," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 36(3), pages 1187-1223, July.
  44. Rivera-Padilla, Alberto, 2021. "Slums, allocation of talent, and barriers to urbanization," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 140(C).
  45. Owen Crankshaw & Jacqueline Borel-Saladin, 2019. "Causes of urbanisation and counter-urbanisation in Zambia: Natural population increase or migration?," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 56(10), pages 2005-2020, August.
  46. Sarah Jacobs & Oladipo Olalekan David & Abigail Stiglingh-Van Wyk, 2023. "The Impact of Urbanization on Economic Growth in Gauteng Province, South Africa," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, vol. 13(2), pages 1-11, March.
  47. Yuan, Yuan & Wang, Mingshu & Zhu, Yi & Huang, Xianjin & Xiong, Xuefeng, 2020. "Urbanization’s effects on the urban-rural income gap in China: A meta-regression analysis," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 99(C).
  48. Gregory F Randolph, 2024. "Does urbanization depend on in-migration? Demography, mobility, and India's urban transition," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 56(1), pages 117-135, February.
  49. Feng Wang & Wenna Fan & Xiangyan Lin & Juan Liu & Xin Ye, 2020. "Does Population Mobility Contribute to Urbanization Convergence? Empirical Evidence from Three Major Urban Agglomerations in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(2), pages 1-20, January.
  50. Luc Christiaensen & Michael Keenan, 2026. "How Do Migrants Fare in Africa’s Urban Labour Markets?," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 62(8), pages 1431-1453, August.
  51. Leonid V Azarnert, 2023. "Population sorting and human capital accumulation," Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 75(3), pages 780-801.
  52. De la O Campos, Ana Paula & Admasu, Yeshwas & Covarrubias, Katia Alejandra & Davis, Benjamin Kaylor & Díaz Gonzalez, Ana Maria, 2025. "Reassessing transformation pathways: Global trends in rural household farm and non-farm livelihood strategies with a spotlight on Sub-Saharan Africa," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 190(C).
  53. Hamidou Ouedraogo & Hahandou Mano, 2025. "Response of Human Development to Urbanization in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)," Sustainable Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 33(5), pages 6573-6589, October.
  54. Marcello Schiavina & Michele Melchiorri & Christina Corbane & Aneta J. Florczyk & Sergio Freire & Martino Pesaresi & Thomas Kemper, 2019. "Multi-Scale Estimation of Land Use Efficiency (SDG 11.3.1) across 25 Years Using Global Open and Free Data," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(20), pages 1-25, October.
  55. Zhang, Chao & Fan, Yupeng & Fang, Chuanglin, 2024. "Orderly and synergistic development of urban-rural integration based on evolutionary game model: A case study in the Jiangxi Province, China," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 146(C).
  56. Gregory F Randolph & Michael Storper, 2023. "Is urbanisation in the Global South fundamentally different? Comparative global urban analysis for the 21st century," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 60(1), pages 3-25, January.
  57. Hoelscher, Kristian & Lawanson, Taibat & Paller, Jeffrey W., 2026. "Political change in African cities: transforming state-society relations," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 203(C).
  58. Remi Jedwab & Dietrich Vollrath, 2019. "The Urban Mortality Transition and Poor-Country Urbanization," American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, American Economic Association, vol. 11(1), pages 223-275, January.
  59. Obaco, Moisés & Pontarollo, Nicola & Mendieta Muñoz, Rodrigo & Díaz-Sánchez, Juan Pablo, 2022. "On the association between housing deprivation and urban size: Evidence from South Asia," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 157(C).
  60. Venla Niva & Maija Taka & Olli Varis, 2019. "Rural-Urban Migration and the Growth of Informal Settlements: A Socio-Ecological System Conceptualization with Insights Through a “Water Lens”," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(12), pages 1-16, June.
  61. Ren Yang & Yuancheng Lin, 2022. "Rural spatial transformation and governance from the perspective of land development rights: A case study of Fenghe village in Guangzhou," Growth and Change, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 53(3), pages 1102-1121, September.
  62. Sagarika Patowary & Arup Kumar Sarma, 2018. "Model-based analysis of urban settlement process in eco-sensitive area of developing country: a study with special reference to hills of an Indian city," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 20(4), pages 1777-1795, August.
  63. Brueckner, Jan K. & Mation, Lucas & Nadalin, Vanessa G., 2019. "Slums in Brazil: Where are they located, who lives in them, and do they ‘squeeze’ the formal housing market?," Journal of Housing Economics, Elsevier, vol. 44(C), pages 48-60.
  64. Naveed Ahmed & Wenlong Lou & Jameel Ahmed Syed & Akbar Ali, 2026. "From Sprawl to Sustainable Urbanization in the Global South: Migration, Urban Growth, and Environmental Governance in Pakistan," SAGE Open, , vol. 16(1), pages 21582440251, January.
  65. Shohei Nakamura & Pierre-Philippe Combes & Robin Moellerherm & Charlotte Robert & Mark Roberts & Benjamin Stewart & Slava Yakubenko, 2023. "Where Is Poverty Concentrated? New Evidence Based on Internationally Consistent Urban and Poverty Measurements," Sciences Po Economics Publications (main) hal-04345458, HAL.
  66. Remi Jedwab & Noel D. Johnson & Mark Koyama, 2022. "The Economic Impact of the Black Death," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 60(1), pages 132-178, March.
  67. Cui, Xiaomeng & Lai, Wangyang & Lin, Tao, 2025. "Long-distance water infrastructure, rural development and urban growth: Evidence from China," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 146(C).
  68. Liu, Menglan & Shi, Jian-gang & Shen, Jianfu & Man Hui, Eddie Chi, 2025. "Are migrants willing to pay more for better housing? The amenity effect in China's urban housing markets," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 100(C).
  69. Tao Xia & Elias G. Carayannis & Stavros Sindakis & Saloome Showkat & Nikos Kanellos, 2024. "Technology transfer for sustainable rural development: evidence from homestead withdrawal with compensation in Chengdu–Chongqing," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, vol. 49(1), pages 303-333, February.
  70. Raffaele Scuderi & Giuseppe Tesoriere & Vincenzo Fasone, 2021. "Does Location Matter for Micro Shops Resilience? Evidence from Uganda," International Regional Science Review, , vol. 44(1), pages 10-32, January.
  71. Linda Márcia Mendes Delazeri & Dênis Antônio da Cunha & Fabiana Rita Couto-Santos, 2018. "Climate change and urbanization: evidence from the Semi-Arid region of Brazil," Revista Brasileira de Estudos Regionais e Urbanos, Associação Brasileira de Estudos Regionais e Urbanos (ABER), vol. 12(2), pages 129-154.
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