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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Autores principales: de Brauw, Alan, Giles, John
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145430
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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.
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spelling CGSpace1454302025-02-24T06:45:34Z Migrant labor markets and the welfare of rural households in the developing world: Evidence from China de Brauw, Alan Giles, John labour market economic development rural urban migration migration 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. 2018-02-05 2024-06-21T09:04:29Z 2024-06-21T09:04:29Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145430 en https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-resource-100518-093906 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133936 Open Access Oxford University Press de Brauw, Alan; and Giles, John. 2018. Migrant labor markets and the welfare of rural households in the developing world: Evidence from China. World Bank Economic Review 32(1): 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1093/wber/lhx023
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economic development
rural urban migration
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de Brauw, Alan
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Migrant labor markets and the welfare of rural households in the developing world: Evidence from China
title 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_short 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
topic labour market
economic development
rural urban migration
migration
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145430
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