Migrant Labor Markets and the Welfare of Rural Households in the Developing World : Evidence from China

Increased ability to migrate from China’s rural villages contributed to significant increases in the consumption per capita of both non-durable and durable goods, and these effects were larger in magnitude for households that were relatively poor before the easing of restrictions to migration. With...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: de Brauw, Alan, Giles, John
Format: Journal Article
Published: Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32162