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How Do Migrants Fare in Africa’s Urban Labor Markets?

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dc.contributor.authorChristiaensen, Luc
dc.contributor.authorKeenan, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-30T21:05:56Z
dc.date.available2025-01-30T21:05:56Z
dc.date.issued2025-01-30
dc.description.abstractAfrica’s urban population is on the rise, and it is often feared that migrants are a direct source of urban underdevelopment under the premise that they are poorly integrated into urban labor markets. This study examines the validity of this premise using data from six African countries. It explores whether destination labor market and welfare outcomes systematically differ between migrants and nonmigrants, and whether the results differ depending on the duration of stay, migrants’ origin (rural or urban), and destination (town or city). Overall, migrants prove to integrate swiftly and well. They integrate better in towns than in cities, and urban migrants tend to integrate better than rural migrants. The integration of rural-to-city migrants has been more challenging. They are able to work more and obtain similar welfare levels as their urban counterparts, but initially they face an occupational earnings penalty. Together, the findings do not provide support for policies hindering internal migration to urban areas.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099752301302541754/IDU11a64aa1519da514b761916f1038697a87d19
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-11052
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/42748
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper: 11052
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectTOWN
dc.subjectCITY
dc.subjectAFRICA
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET INTEGRATION
dc.titleHow Do Migrants Fare in Africa’s Urban Labor Markets?en
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.date.disclosure2025-01-30
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-14T11:49:39.695350Z
okr.date.lastmodified2025-01-30T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099752301302541754/IDU11a64aa1519da514b761916f1038697a87d19
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-11052
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okr.identifier.reportWPS11052
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099752301302541754/pdf/IDU11a64aa1519da514b761916f1038697a87d19.pdfen
okr.region.geographicalAfrica
okr.sectorFY17 - Sub-National Government
okr.themeMigration, Remittances and Diaspora Engagement,Gender,Human Development and Gender,Data Development and Capacity Building,Economic Policy,Economic Growth and Planning,Labor Market Policy and Programs,Public Sector Management,Urban Planning,Urban and Rural Development,Data production, accessibility and use,Urban Development,Labor Market Institutions
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Human Migrations & Resettlements
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Development
okr.topicRural Development::Rural Labor Markets
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Economic Development
okr.unitProsperity-Jobs & Econ Growth (EMFJG)
okr.unitAgriculture and Food PG AFR2 (SAEA2)
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