Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/190053 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2018/4
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
This paper examines the patterns and trends in inter-state migration across Indian states and observes that migration is affected by demographic profile as well as the fiscal profile of states. Econometric estimation suggests that level of vertical federal transfers and its horizontal distribution has an impact on out-migration. To correct for the extant horizontal fiscal inequality across Indian states, the paper suggests a relatively more progressive transfer system and a developmental fiscal policy stance at the state level to reduce pressure of out-migration to prosperous regions of the country.
Subjects: 
Migration
inequality
demography
fiscal policy
state finance
intergovernmental transfers
JEL: 
E62
H7
O15
C33
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-92-9256-446-9
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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