parental migration affects children's non-cognitive development. We use longitudinal data of children in rural China and adopt … the effect of parental migration on children's educational outcomes and cognitive achievements, this study focuses on how … labor market conditions in destination provinces as instrumental variables for parental endogenous migration choice. We find …

Traditional gender norms can restrict independent migration by women, thus preventing them from taking advantage of … using marriage to engage in long-distance migration - if they are able to match with migrating grooms. Guided by a … theoretical model in which women make marriage and migration decisions jointly, we hypothesize that marriage and labour markets …

relocation intentions and actual migration experiences show moderate increases, particularly in cases of higher cyclone severity … and actively seek coverage. Alongside long-distance domestic migration, insurance acquisition emerges as another … from cyclones as a key factor driving observed migration patterns. …

human capital investment in girls in contemporary China when institutional arrangements result in high costs of schooling …

Previous research has found identity to be relevant for international migration, but has neglected internal mobility as … in the case of the Great Chinese Migration. However, the context of the identities of migrants and their adaption in the … migration process is likely to be quite different. The gap is closed by examining social assimilation and the effect on the …