WCPC Seminar Series on Poverty and Public Policy, 2007-08

Economic Security in the 21st Century: Workplace, Family and Policy

Rural-Urban Migration and Poverty: The Influence of Local Economic Conditions

Presented by Bruce Weber
Professor, Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics, RUPRI Rural Poverty Research Center Co-Director, Oregon State University Rural Studies Program Director
On Monday, January 28th, 2008 at the Evans School of Public Affairs

Abstract:
What is the best strategy for enhancing income and reducing poverty of rural families? Researchers have traditionally looked at three areas: investing in the education of youth, Improving local economic conditions, and encouraging rural to urban migration. This paper seeks to look at the impact and implication of rural-urban migration for the rural poor in the Northwest.

Download the PowerPoint for this seminar here.