Where you Live = How You Live: Inequality of Opportunity in India
December 3, 2021
Economists have long studied economic migration between rich and poor countries, but India’s large population and significant divergence in per capita incomes between its rich and poor states make it an interesting case study on the implications of economic migration within a fast-growing emerging economy. In this podcast, economists Prakash Loungani and Sriram Balasubramanian discuss how consumption levels in India’s rural and urban areas may be driving the migration trends within its borders.