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

In 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 ca...

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Main Authors: de Brauw, Alan, Giles, John
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/04/9322071/migrant-labor-markets-welfare-rural-households-developing-world-evidence-china
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topic ACCESS TO CREDIT
ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL SECTORS
AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURE
ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY
ASSET OWNERSHIP
BANKRUPTCY
BANKS
BOND
BORROWING
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CAPITAL STOCK
CITIZENSHIP
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPARATIVE ECONOMICS
CONSUMER DURABLES
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CONSUMPTION LEVELS
CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING
CREDIT CONSTRAINT
CREDIT CONSTRAINTS
CULTURAL CHANGE
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DISPLACED WORKERS
DIVERSIFICATION
DUMMY VARIABLE
DUMMY VARIABLES
DURABLE
DURABLE GOODS
EARNINGS
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMETRIC MODELS
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC OUTCOMES
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMIC REFORM
ECONOMICS RESEARCH
EDUCATION LEVEL
EMPLOYERS
ENDOWMENTS
ENTREPRENEURS
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXPROPRIATION
EXTENDED FAMILY
FAMILIES
FAMILY INCOME
FAMILY LABOR
FAMILY MEMBERS
FARMERS
FINANCIAL ASSETS
GENDER
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT
GRAIN PRODUCTION
HOME COUNTRIES
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
HOUSEHOLD INVESTMENT
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLD WEALTH
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ID
IDS
IMPACT OF MIGRATION
INCOME EFFECT
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME SHOCKS
INDUSTRIALIZATION
INEQUALITY
INFORMAL LOANS
INSTRUMENT
INTERNAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
INVESTING
INVESTMENT BEHAVIOR
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
LABOR DEMAND
LABOR ECONOMICS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET POLICIES
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR MIGRATION
LABOR MOBILITY
LABOR SUPPLY
LABORERS
LABOUR
LABOUR MARKETS
LAND HOLDINGS
LAND POLICY
LAND TENURE
LEVELS OF CONSUMPTION
LIVING CONDITIONS
LIVING STANDARDS
LOCAL ECONOMY
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOTTERY
MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS
MARGINAL PROPENSITY TO CONSUME
MARKET PRICE
MARKET RETURNS
MICROENTERPRISES
MIGRANT
MIGRANT FAMILY
MIGRANT LABOR
MIGRANT REMITTANCES
MIGRANTS
MIGRATION
MOBILITY OF LABOR
NEGATIVE SHOCKS
NORMAL GOOD
NUMBER OF MIGRANTS
NUTRITION
PERMANENT INCOME
PHYSICAL ASSETS
PHYSICAL CAPITAL
POLICY DECISIONS
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
POPULATION CENSUS
POSITIVE COEFFICIENT
POTENTIAL MIGRANTS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRODUCTIVE ASSETS
PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENT
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRESS
PROPERTY RIGHT
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC SERVICES
RATE OF GROWTH
RECEIPT
REGISTRATION SYSTEM
REMITTANCE
REMITTANCES
RENTS
REPATRIATION
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RESPECT
RETURN
RETURN MIGRATION
RETURNS
RISK POOLING
RURAL AREAS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL COUNTIES
RURAL LABOR
RURAL RESIDENTS
SAVINGS
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
SHORT-TERM MIGRANTS
SMALLER HOUSEHOLDS
SOCIAL NETWORK
SOCIAL NETWORKS
SOCIAL SCIENCES
STATE UNIVERSITY
STOCKS
SUBSTITUTION EFFECT
TAX
TAX RATE
TAXATION
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSITION ECONOMY
UNEMPLOYMENT
URBAN AREAS
URBAN MIGRATION
USE VALUE
VALUATION
VALUE OF ASSETS
VILLAGE
VILLAGES
VULNERABILITY
WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
WAGES
WEALTH
WEALTH EFFECT
WORKFORCE
spellingShingle ACCESS TO CREDIT
ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL SECTORS
AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURE
ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY
ASSET OWNERSHIP
BANKRUPTCY
BANKS
BOND
BORROWING
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CAPITAL STOCK
CITIZENSHIP
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPARATIVE ECONOMICS
CONSUMER DURABLES
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CONSUMPTION LEVELS
CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING
CREDIT CONSTRAINT
CREDIT CONSTRAINTS
CULTURAL CHANGE
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DISPLACED WORKERS
DIVERSIFICATION
DUMMY VARIABLE
DUMMY VARIABLES
DURABLE
DURABLE GOODS
EARNINGS
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMETRIC MODELS
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC OUTCOMES
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMIC REFORM
ECONOMICS RESEARCH
EDUCATION LEVEL
EMPLOYERS
ENDOWMENTS
ENTREPRENEURS
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXPROPRIATION
EXTENDED FAMILY
FAMILIES
FAMILY INCOME
FAMILY LABOR
FAMILY MEMBERS
FARMERS
FINANCIAL ASSETS
GENDER
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT
GRAIN PRODUCTION
HOME COUNTRIES
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
HOUSEHOLD INVESTMENT
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLD WEALTH
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ID
IDS
IMPACT OF MIGRATION
INCOME EFFECT
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME SHOCKS
INDUSTRIALIZATION
INEQUALITY
INFORMAL LOANS
INSTRUMENT
INTERNAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
INVESTING
INVESTMENT BEHAVIOR
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
LABOR DEMAND
LABOR ECONOMICS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET POLICIES
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR MIGRATION
LABOR MOBILITY
LABOR SUPPLY
LABORERS
LABOUR
LABOUR MARKETS
LAND HOLDINGS
LAND POLICY
LAND TENURE
LEVELS OF CONSUMPTION
LIVING CONDITIONS
LIVING STANDARDS
LOCAL ECONOMY
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOTTERY
MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS
MARGINAL PROPENSITY TO CONSUME
MARKET PRICE
MARKET RETURNS
MICROENTERPRISES
MIGRANT
MIGRANT FAMILY
MIGRANT LABOR
MIGRANT REMITTANCES
MIGRANTS
MIGRATION
MOBILITY OF LABOR
NEGATIVE SHOCKS
NORMAL GOOD
NUMBER OF MIGRANTS
NUTRITION
PERMANENT INCOME
PHYSICAL ASSETS
PHYSICAL CAPITAL
POLICY DECISIONS
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
POPULATION CENSUS
POSITIVE COEFFICIENT
POTENTIAL MIGRANTS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRODUCTIVE ASSETS
PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENT
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRESS
PROPERTY RIGHT
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC SERVICES
RATE OF GROWTH
RECEIPT
REGISTRATION SYSTEM
REMITTANCE
REMITTANCES
RENTS
REPATRIATION
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RESPECT
RETURN
RETURN MIGRATION
RETURNS
RISK POOLING
RURAL AREAS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL COUNTIES
RURAL LABOR
RURAL RESIDENTS
SAVINGS
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
SHORT-TERM MIGRANTS
SMALLER HOUSEHOLDS
SOCIAL NETWORK
SOCIAL NETWORKS
SOCIAL SCIENCES
STATE UNIVERSITY
STOCKS
SUBSTITUTION EFFECT
TAX
TAX RATE
TAXATION
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSITION ECONOMY
UNEMPLOYMENT
URBAN AREAS
URBAN MIGRATION
USE VALUE
VALUATION
VALUE OF ASSETS
VILLAGE
VILLAGES
VULNERABILITY
WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
WAGES
WEALTH
WEALTH EFFECT
WORKFORCE
de Brauw, Alan
Giles, John
Migrant Labor Markets and the Welfare of Rural Households in the Developing World : Evidence From China
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
China
relation Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4585
description In 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.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author de Brauw, Alan
Giles, John
author_facet de Brauw, Alan
Giles, John
author_sort de Brauw, Alan
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 World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/04/9322071/migrant-labor-markets-welfare-rural-households-developing-world-evidence-china
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6493
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spelling okr-10986-64932021-04-23T14:02:31Z Migrant Labor Markets and the Welfare of Rural Households in the Developing World : Evidence From China de Brauw, Alan Giles, John ACCESS TO CREDIT ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL SECTORS AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY ASSET OWNERSHIP BANKRUPTCY BANKS BOND BORROWING CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CAPITAL STOCK CITIZENSHIP COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPARATIVE ECONOMICS CONSUMER DURABLES CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMPTION LEVELS CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING CREDIT CONSTRAINT CREDIT CONSTRAINTS CULTURAL CHANGE DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISPLACED WORKERS DIVERSIFICATION DUMMY VARIABLE DUMMY VARIABLES DURABLE DURABLE GOODS EARNINGS ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMETRIC MODELS ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC OUTCOMES ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIC REFORM ECONOMICS RESEARCH EDUCATION LEVEL EMPLOYERS ENDOWMENTS ENTREPRENEURS EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPROPRIATION EXTENDED FAMILY FAMILIES FAMILY INCOME FAMILY LABOR FAMILY MEMBERS FARMERS FINANCIAL ASSETS GENDER GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT GRAIN PRODUCTION HOME COUNTRIES HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD INCOMES HOUSEHOLD INVESTMENT HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WEALTH HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ID IDS IMPACT OF MIGRATION INCOME EFFECT INCOME GROWTH INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME SHOCKS INDUSTRIALIZATION INEQUALITY INFORMAL LOANS INSTRUMENT INTERNAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INVESTING INVESTMENT BEHAVIOR INVESTMENT DECISIONS LABOR DEMAND LABOR ECONOMICS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR MARKETS LABOR MIGRATION LABOR MOBILITY LABOR SUPPLY LABORERS LABOUR LABOUR MARKETS LAND HOLDINGS LAND POLICY LAND TENURE LEVELS OF CONSUMPTION LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL ECONOMY LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOTTERY MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS MARGINAL PROPENSITY TO CONSUME MARKET PRICE MARKET RETURNS MICROENTERPRISES MIGRANT MIGRANT FAMILY MIGRANT LABOR MIGRANT REMITTANCES MIGRANTS MIGRATION MOBILITY OF LABOR NEGATIVE SHOCKS NORMAL GOOD NUMBER OF MIGRANTS NUTRITION PERMANENT INCOME PHYSICAL ASSETS PHYSICAL CAPITAL POLICY DECISIONS POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR HOUSEHOLDS POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT POPULATION CENSUS POSITIVE COEFFICIENT POTENTIAL MIGRANTS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY REDUCTION PRODUCTIVE ASSETS PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS PROPERTY RIGHT PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC SERVICES RATE OF GROWTH RECEIPT REGISTRATION SYSTEM REMITTANCE REMITTANCES RENTS REPATRIATION RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESPECT RETURN RETURN MIGRATION RETURNS RISK POOLING RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL COUNTIES RURAL LABOR RURAL RESIDENTS SAVINGS SELF-EMPLOYMENT SHORT-TERM MIGRANTS SMALLER HOUSEHOLDS SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL SCIENCES STATE UNIVERSITY STOCKS SUBSTITUTION EFFECT TAX TAX RATE TAXATION TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSITION ECONOMY UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS URBAN MIGRATION USE VALUE VALUATION VALUE OF ASSETS VILLAGE VILLAGES VULNERABILITY WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WAGES WEALTH WEALTH EFFECT WORKFORCE In 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. 2012-05-29T12:56:00Z 2012-05-29T12:56:00Z 2008-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/04/9322071/migrant-labor-markets-welfare-rural-households-developing-world-evidence-china http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6493 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4585 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific China