income, with greater weight given to rank by males, migrants, and individuals from wealthy families. Rank … income distribution. In terms of reference groups, we find migrants who reside abroad for longer periods of time, and with …

This paper examines whether the subjective well-being of migrants is responsive to fluctuations in macroeconomic … control for migrants' observed and unobserved characteristics. We find strong (mild) evidence that migrants' well … demonstrate that migrants regard home countries as natural comparators and, thereby, suggest an original assessment of the …

on the utility of migrants, as proxied by their subjective well-being (SWB). Using data from a new survey on China (RUMiC … migrants, migration experience and the diversity of family arrangements. As a complementary objective, we use SWB measures to … contractual motivations (such as co-insurance and investment) are at work among rural-to-urban migrants in China. …

analyze the question of wage discrimination among migrants by estimating wage equations for men and women, controlling for … provinces of origin. We find no systemic differences by province of origin in the hourly wages of male and female migrants …. However, in a few specific cases, we find that migrants from a particular province earn significantly less than those from …

alcohol problems than men who stayed. For women, we again see a higher incidence of alcohol problems for short-term migrants …. However, long-term female migrants are less likely to have suffered from alcohol problems. …

suggest that the educational gap between natives and migrants is mainly due to the 'endowment effect' provided by the … socioeconomic background of parents and cultural capital at home. Some adverse 'integration effects' do exist for female migrants in …