01502cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001682 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451855050 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Masson, Paul. Migration, Human Capital, and Poverty in a Dual-Economy Model of a Developing Country / Paul Masson. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001. 1 online resource (36 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The coexistence of urban and rural poverty and migration to cities is studied in a dual economy model where the acquisition of skills is costly and involves migration to urban areas. In this model, both the distribution of innate abilities and the distribution of wealth matter for the migration decision, and costs of backmigration may produce an urban poverty trap if unemployment lowers household wealth below the cost of skills acquisition. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/128 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2001/128/001.2001.issue-128-en.xml IMF e-Library