Abstract
Hous and Rempel (1980) obtain a positive sign that is not significant different from zero for wages expected in a region of origin. Given Kenya's rural economic structure, formal sector wages misrepresent income opportunities. This study applies a polytomous logistic model to aggregate published census data from Kenya to test whether measures of access to land provide a better representation of income opportunities and lead to results consistent with underlying migration theory. I find that as an origin province's quality of agricultural land rises, the likehood of migration declines. Accompanying these results is a brief historical description of Kenya's land tenure system.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 921-926 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | World Development |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1991 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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- Geography, Planning and Development
- Development
- Economics and Econometrics
- Sociology and Political Science
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The significance of access to land as a determinant of Kenya's interregional migration. / Rodgers, William.
In: World Development, Vol. 19, No. 7, 01.01.1991, p. 921-926.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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