Author(s): Farah Farooq Shah
The paper uses primary data to evaluate the determinants of in-migration in J&K. A primary survey was undertaken in the year 2019 which was tailored study the in-migrants in J&K exclusively. We used a multi stage survey to perform the study. We divided the entire J&K into two strata’s i.e., Jammu and Kashmir. After stratification two clusters were selected (rural and urban). After locating in-migrants in the selected clusters, we randomly selected 253 samples in a 70:30 urban–rural ratio. This ratio was based on the inter-state migration data of Census. A simple Probit model is used to identify the determinants of in-migrants. The determinants were broadly classified as economic factors and non-economic factors and the analysis was run with these two factors as dependent variables. Results reveal that wages are positively affecting the economic factors of in-migration. In addition, we analyse that males migrate mostly for economic factors (e.g. employment, higher wage) and females are the ones who migrate for non-economic reasons (e.g. marriage).