Open AccessEconomic Inequality, Regional Development, and Internal Migration in Indonesia
Author(s) -
Irfan Teguh Prima,
Khoirunurrofik Khoirunurrofik
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
economics and finance in indonesia/ekonomi dan keuangan indonesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2442-9260
pISSN - 0126-155X
DOI - 10.47291/efi.v65i1.606
Subject(s) - inequality , internal migration , census , economics , regional development , demographic economics , geography , development economics , economic geography , economic growth , developing country , regional science , population , demography , sociology , mathematical analysis , mathematics
This study aims to probe the determinants of inter-provincial migration flows in Indonesia and how economic and development changes affect migration patterns. We employ three census periods, 1990, 2000, and 2010. Our study finds that an increase in relative inequality between origin and destination provinces decreases inter-provincial migration and relatively high distance elasticity in Indonesia leads to high migration cost. People are more inclined to migrate due to push factors as opposed to pull factors from the destination region, thus indicating a strong relationship between the level of regional development and the willingness of people to migrate.