In this paper, we examine the impact of reductions in barriers to migration on the consumption of households in rural … China. We 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 …

In this paper, we examine the impact of reductions in barriers to migration on the consumption of households in rural … China. We 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 …

Forced displacement is a major driver of mental health disorders among refugees globally. The mental well-being of … adult refugees, particularly mothers, is widely recognized as a crucial determinant of their children's psychological health …

homes. Over the course of a few months, Kagera – a region in northwestern Tanzania – received more than 500,000 refugees … intensity. I exploit this variation to investigate the short and long run causal effects of hosting refugees on the outcomes of …-cohort variation and find that childhood exposure to this massive arrival of refugees reduced height in early adulthood by 1.8 cm (1 …

poverty likelihood and poverty gap, an increase in the probability of employment and an increase in wages. Our results provide …

participation and employment). In contrast, there are important effects at the intensive margin: a 10 percentile higher ICT skills … index increases the probability of salaried employment by 6.5 percentage points, and leads to a 9.5 percent higher per … capita expenditure. Employment transitions happen from daily wage employment and self-employment to salaried employment. The …

contract of employment, receiving hourly wages lower than the national hourly minimum wages, and experiencing insults and … and verbal abuse reveals itself when workers do not have a contract of employment and vice versa. Immigrant workers … promote written employment contracts and ensure a mechanism for workers to register violations of fair practices. …