This paper examines how left-behind children influence return migration in China. We first present a simple … illustrative model based on Dustmann (2003) that incorporates economic and non-economic motives for migration duration (or … first use a discrete-time proportional hazard model to estimate the determinants of migration duration for both on …

rural household survey conducted in Wuwei county (Anhui province, China) in 2008. We apply two complementary approaches: a … the impact of migration experience on returnees only. Two main findings are drawn up from the estimation of probit models … migration increase the likelihood for return migrants to become self-employed. These findings suggest that (a) working …