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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Main Authors:	de Brauw, Alan, Giles, John
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2019
Subjects:	MIGRATION MIGRANT NETWORKS CONSUMPTION INEQUALITY RURAL LABOR MARKET
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32162

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spelling	okr-10986-321622021-05-25T10:54:42Z Migrant Labor Markets and the Welfare of Rural Households in the Developing World : Evidence from China de Brauw, Alan Giles, John MIGRATION MIGRANT NETWORKS CONSUMPTION INEQUALITY RURAL LABOR MARKET 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 increased out-migration, poorer households invested more in housing and durable goods than rich households,while richer households invested significantly more in non-agricultural production assets. As migration became easier, increased participation in migrant employment was greater among poorer households on both the extensive and intensive margins, and poorer households reduced labor days in agriculture. 2019-08-05T16:01:08Z 2019-08-05T16:01:08Z 2018-02-01 Journal Article World Bank Economic Review 1564-698X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32162 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific China
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description	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 increased out-migration, poorer households invested more in housing and durable goods than rich households,while richer households invested significantly more in non-agricultural production assets. As migration became easier, increased participation in migrant employment was greater among poorer households on both the extensive and intensive margins, and poorer households reduced labor days in agriculture.
format	Journal Article
author	de Brauw, Alan Giles, John
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title	Migrant Labor Markets and the Welfare of Rural Households in the Developing World : Evidence from China
title_short	Migrant Labor Markets and the Welfare of Rural Households in the Developing World : Evidence from China
title_full	Migrant Labor Markets and the Welfare of Rural Households in the Developing World : Evidence from China
title_fullStr	Migrant Labor Markets and the Welfare of Rural Households in the Developing World : Evidence from China
title_full_unstemmed	Migrant Labor Markets and the Welfare of Rural Households in the Developing World : Evidence from China
title_sort	migrant labor markets and the welfare of rural households in the developing world : evidence from china
publisher	Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
publishDate	2019
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32162
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Migrant Labor Markets and the Welfare of Rural Households in the Developing World : Evidence from China

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