Journal of
Development and Agricultural Economics

  • Abbreviation: J. Dev. Agric. Econ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9774
  • DOI: 10.5897/JDAE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 552

Full Length Research Paper

Dynamics and determinants of rural-urban migration in Southern Ethiopia

Fassil Eshetu
  • Fassil Eshetu
  • Department of Economics, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
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Mohammed Beshir
  • Mohammed Beshir
  • Department of Economics, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 12 June 2017
  •  Accepted: 21 September 2017
  •  Published: 31 December 2017

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