This paper looks into the empirical literature on internal migration and how it is related to urbanization. The paper identifies that apart from expected wages and employment opportunities, family and networks, physical distance, wealth and capital market at the destination also determine the decision to migrate. Similarly, evidences from several countries show varying patterns of migration. While in certain countries, rural-urban migration is predominant, in some cases, in can be intra-rural and intra-urban also.
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