Payments for ecological restoration and internal migration in China : the sloping land conversion program in Ningxia

Sylvie Démurger and Haiyuan Wan

This paper analyzes the impact of the Sloping Land Conversion Program (SLCP) on rural labor migration in China. We use recent survey data from Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and a difference-in-difference approach to assess the impact of the policy on labor migration decision. We find a significant effect of the policy: the migration probability increase due to the SLCP policy amounts to 17.5 percentage points in 2008. Furthermore, we highlight the role of policy duration in strengthening the impact of the program on migration. We also find that young, male and Hui nationality individuals are more likely to be impacted by the policy.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Démurger, Sylvie ; Wan, Haiyuan
Published in:	IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM. - Heidelberg : SpringerOpen, ISSN 2193-9039, ZDB-ID 2693175-8. - Vol. 1.2012, p. 1-22
Subject:	sloping land conversion program \| labor migration \| policy evaluation \| China \| Binnenwanderung \| Internal migration \| Agrarboden \| Agricultural soil \| Migrationspolitik \| Immigration policy \| Umweltpolitik \| Environmental policy \| Arbeitsmigranten \| Migrant workers

Extent:	graph. Darst., Kt.
Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Aufsatz in Zeitschrift ; Article in journal
Language:	English
Notes:	Systemvoraussetzung: Acrobat Reader
Other identifiers:	10.1186/2193-9039-1-10 [DOI] hdl:10419/92238 [Handle]
Classification:	J22 - Time Allocation and Labor Supply ; J68 - Public Policy ; O13 - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products ; Q23 - Forestry
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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