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Strong versus Weak Ties in Migration

Giulietti, Corrado; Wahba, Jackline; Zenou, Yves - 2014

This paper studies the role of strong versus weak ties in the rural-to-urban migration decision in China. We first …

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Air Pollution Quotas and the Dynamics of Internal Skilled Migration in Chinese Cities

Yu, Bo; Lee, Wang-Sheng; Rafiq, Shuddhasattwa - 2020

This paper examines the role of a sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions quota introduced as part of China's 11th Five …

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Moving to Despair? Migration and Well-Being in Pakistan

Chen, Joyce J.; Kosec, Katrina; Mueller, Valerie - 2017

Internal migration has the potential to substantially increase income, especially for the poor in developing countries, and yet migration rates remain low. We explore the role of psychic costs by evaluating the impacts of internal migration on a suite of well-being indicators using a unique,...

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China's "Great Migration": The Impact of the Reduction in Trade Policy Uncertainty

Facchini, Giovanni; Liu, Maggie Y.; Mayda, Anna Maria; … - 2018

We analyze the effect of China's integration into the world economy on workers in the country and show that one …

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Self-Employment and Migration

Giambra, Samuele; McKenzie, David - 2019

There is a widespread policy view that a lack of job opportunities at home is a key reason for migration, accompanied by suggestions of the need to spend more on creating these opportunities so as to reduce migration. Self-employment is widespread in poor countries, and faced with a lack of...

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When Distance Drives Destination, Towns Can Stimulate Development

De Weerdt, Joachim; Christiaensen, Luc; Kanbur, Ravi - 2021

While city migrants see their welfare increase much more than those moving to towns, many more rural-urban migrants end up in towns. This phenomenon, documented in detail in Kagera, Tanzania, begs the question why migrants move to seemingly suboptimal destinations. Using an 18-year panel of...

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Internal migration and life satisfaction: Well-being effects of moving as a young adult

Switek, Malgorzata - 2012

Migration typically leads to higher income, but its association with life satisfaction remains unclear. Is migration accompanied by an increase in life satisfaction? If it is, is the increase in income responsible or are other life domains driving the satisfaction changes? These two questions...

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Internal Migration and Life Satisfaction: Well-Being Effects of Moving as a Young Adult

Switek, Malgorzata - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

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Risk Attitudes and Household Migration Decisions

Dustmann, Christian; Fasani, Francesco; Meng, Xin; … - 2017

induce migrations that would not take place in an individual framework. Using unique data for China on risk attitudes of …

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Working Conditions and Job Satisfaction of China's New Generation of Migrant Workers: Evidence from an Inland City

Wang, Huashu; Heerink, Nico - 2013

China is experiencing notable changes in rural-urban migration. Young, more educated migrants with different attitudes … in medium and small size cities, often located in western and central China. Understanding the characteristics and … inland China. The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the characteristics, working conditions and job attitudes …

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