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

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dc.contributor.authorde Brauw, Alan
dc.contributor.authorGiles, John
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-29T12:56:00Z
dc.date.available2012-05-29T12:56:00Z
dc.date.issued2008-04
dc.description.abstractIn this paper, the authors examine the impact of reductions in barriers to migration on the consumption of rural households in China. The authors find that increased migration from rural villages leads to significant increases in consumption per capita, and that this effect is stronger for poorer households within villages. Household income per capita and non-durable consumption per capita both increase with out-migration, and increase more for poorer households. The authors also establish a causal relationship between increased out-migration and investment in housing and durable goods assets, and these effects are also stronger for poorer households. The authors do not find robust evidence, however, to support a connection between increased migration and investment in productive activity. Instead, increased migration is associated with two significant changes for poorer households: increases both in the total labor supplied to productive activities and in the land per capita managed by the household. In examining the effect of migration, we pay considerable attention to developing and examining our identification strategy.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/04/9322071/migrant-labor-markets-welfare-rural-households-developing-world-evidence-china
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4585
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6493
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4585
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO CREDIT
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTORS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
dc.subjectALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectASSET OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectBANKRUPTCY
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectBOND
dc.subjectBORROWING
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectCAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectCAPITAL STOCK
dc.subjectCITIZENSHIP
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ECONOMICS
dc.subjectCONSUMER DURABLES
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION LEVELS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION SMOOTHING
dc.subjectCREDIT CONSTRAINT
dc.subjectCREDIT CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectCULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDISPLACED WORKERS
dc.subjectDIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectDUMMY VARIABLE
dc.subjectDUMMY VARIABLES
dc.subjectDURABLE
dc.subjectDURABLE GOODS
dc.subjectEARNINGS
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC MODELS
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC OUTCOMES
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectECONOMIC REFORM
dc.subjectECONOMICS RESEARCH
dc.subjectEDUCATION LEVEL
dc.subjectEMPLOYERS
dc.subjectENDOWMENTS
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXPROPRIATION
dc.subjectEXTENDED FAMILY
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY INCOME
dc.subjectFAMILY LABOR
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL ASSETS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT
dc.subjectGRAIN PRODUCTION
dc.subjectHOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOMES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INVESTMENT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WEALTH
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectID
dc.subjectIDS
dc.subjectIMPACT OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectINCOME EFFECT
dc.subjectINCOME GROWTH
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME SHOCKS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFORMAL LOANS
dc.subjectINSTRUMENT
dc.subjectINTERNAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINVESTING
dc.subjectINVESTMENT BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectINVESTMENT DECISIONS
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR ECONOMICS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR MIGRATION
dc.subjectLABOR MOBILITY
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLABORERS
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKETS
dc.subjectLAND HOLDINGS
dc.subjectLAND POLICY
dc.subjectLAND TENURE
dc.subjectLEVELS OF CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOCAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectLOTTERY
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectMARGINAL PROPENSITY TO CONSUME
dc.subjectMARKET PRICE
dc.subjectMARKET RETURNS
dc.subjectMICROENTERPRISES
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANT FAMILY
dc.subjectMIGRANT LABOR
dc.subjectMIGRANT REMITTANCES
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMOBILITY OF LABOR
dc.subjectNEGATIVE SHOCKS
dc.subjectNORMAL GOOD
dc.subjectNUMBER OF MIGRANTS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPERMANENT INCOME
dc.subjectPHYSICAL ASSETS
dc.subjectPHYSICAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectPOLICY DECISIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOPULATION CENSUS
dc.subjectPOSITIVE COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectPOTENTIAL MIGRANTS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE ASSETS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHT
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectRATE OF GROWTH
dc.subjectRECEIPT
dc.subjectREGISTRATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectREMITTANCE
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRENTS
dc.subjectREPATRIATION
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRETURN
dc.subjectRETURN MIGRATION
dc.subjectRETURNS
dc.subjectRISK POOLING
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectRURAL COUNTIES
dc.subjectRURAL LABOR
dc.subjectRURAL RESIDENTS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSHORT-TERM MIGRANTS
dc.subjectSMALLER HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectSOCIAL NETWORK
dc.subjectSOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCES
dc.subjectSTATE UNIVERSITY
dc.subjectSTOCKS
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTION EFFECT
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAX RATE
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTRANSACTION
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMY
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN MIGRATION
dc.subjectUSE VALUE
dc.subjectVALUATION
dc.subjectVALUE OF ASSETS
dc.subjectVILLAGE
dc.subjectVILLAGES
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectWAGE DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWEALTH EFFECT
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.titleMigrant Labor Markets and the Welfare of Rural Households in the Developing World : Evidence From Chinaen
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okr.crossref.titleMigrant Labor Markets And The Welfare Of Rural Households In The Developing World: Evidence From China
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/04/9322071/migrant-labor-markets-welfare-rural-households-developing-world-evidence-china
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4585
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryChina
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Debt Markets
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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