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 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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	de Brauw, Alan, Giles, John
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2008-04
Subjects:	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,
Online Access:	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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