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influences measurements of urban poverty and inequality in China, and also compares how other indicators of well-being differ for …-income welfare indicators such as housing conditions and access to social insurance programs. -- Migration ; urban ; poverty … measures of urban income inequality. Significant differences between migrants and local residents are found for non …
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influences measurements of urban poverty and inequality in China, and also compares how other indicators of well-being differ for … measures of urban income inequality. Significant differences between migrants and local residents are found for non …Using data from recent surveys of migrants and local residents in 10 cities in 2005, this paper examines how migration …
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The most basic economic theory suggests that rising incomes in developing countries will deter emigration from those countries, an idea that captivates policymakers in international aid and trade diplomacy. A lengthy literature and recent data suggest something quite different: that over the...
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. However, migration also changes relative wages, alters the distribution of skills and affects equality in the receiving …
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influences measurements of urban poverty and inequality in China, and also compares how other indicators of well-being differ for … measures of urban income inequality. Significant differences between migrants and local residents are found for non …Using data from recent surveys of migrants and local residents in 10 cities in 2005, this paper examines how migration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013069993
insurance and pension programs among China's rural-urban migrants. Among workers without a contract, the information …, both the process of enrolling and costs and benefits, drives the relatively low rates of participation in urban health …
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The most basic economic theory suggests that rising incomes in developing countries will deter emigration from those countries, an idea that captivates policymakers in international aid and trade diplomacy. A lengthy literature and recent data suggest something quite different: that over the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010468120
The most basic economic theory suggests that rising incomes in developing countries will deter emigration from those countries, an idea that captivates policymakers in international aid and trade diplomacy. A lengthy literature and recent data suggest something quite different: that over the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959810
inequality or stagnating poverty in Costa Rica. … few studies of the impact of this South-South migration. In this paper, we examine the impact of migration from one … the hypothesis that Nicaraguan migration to Costa Rica was an important factor contributing to falling earnings, increased …
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Mobility of workers involves flows of labour, human capital and other production factors and thus contributes to a more efficient allocation of resources. Besides these effects on allocative efficiency, migrant flows affect relative wages and also change the international and national...
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