population. This paper contributes to the discussion with illuminating the main drivers of urbanization: (i) migration and (ii …As it has rightfully been recognized by China's central government, successful urbanization will be decisive for the … nation's future development. Key challenges will be to realize urbanization economies, improve production and innovation …

Using a field experiment in China, we study whether migration status is correlated with attitudes toward risk …. Our results suggest that migration may be driven more by a stronger belief in one's ability to succeed in an uncertain and …

International migration not only enables individuals to earn higher wages but also exposes them to new environments … caregivers in migrant households. Estimates for Moldova show that international migration raises parental aspirations in … shocks in the destination countries and migration networks. These results imply that aspirations are a highly relevant …

willingness to take risks increase the probability of migration. On the other hand, the non-cognitive skills conscientiousness and …

in a migration experience, which increases the migrant's aspirations. This will induce her to invest more in the … given migration rate. We show that the optimal migration rate that maximizes the post-migration skill-rate of the population … is higher if we allow for the aspirations effect of migration. We use panel data from Indonesia to demonstrate that a …

willingness to take risks increase the probability of migration. On the other hand, the non-cognitive skills conscientiousness and …

willingness to take risks increase the probability of migration. On the other hand, the non-cognitive skills conscientiousness and …

International migration not only enables individuals to earn higher wages but also exposes them to new environments … caregivers in migrant households. Using unique survey data from Moldova, we find that international migration raises parental … on GDP growth shocks in the destination countries and migration networks. We conclude that aspirations are a highly …

evidence that differences in migrants' political attitudes are caused by pre-migration self-selection with regard to political … significantly in the wake of migration as migrants adapt to the norms and values prevailing in the host country. This change away …

roles ?other people? play in influencing an individual?s potential migration decision. In analyzing the influence of others … on migration decisions, we rely on the concepts of migration networks and herd effects. …