Migrant opportunity and the educational attainment of youth in rural China, Vol. 1 of 1

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Migrant opportunity and the educational attainment of youth in rural China

Author:	de Brauw, Alan; Giles, John;	Collection Title:	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4526
Country:	China;	Date Stored:	2008/02/21
Document Date:	2008/02/01	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Region:	East Asia and Pacific
Report Number:	WPS4526	SubTopics:	Access to Finance; Tertiary Education; Secondary Education; Education For All; Population Policies
Volume No:	1 of 1

Summary: This paper investigates how reductions of barriers to migration affect the decision of middle school graduates to attend high school in rural China. Change in the cost of migration is identified using exogenous variation across counties in the timing of national identity card distribution, which made it easier for rural migrants to register as temporary residents in urban destinations. The analysis first shows that timing of identification card distribution is unrelated to local rainfall shocks affecting migration decisions, and that timing is not related to proxies reflecting time-varying changes in village policy or administrative capacity. The findings show a robust negative relationship between migrant opportunity and high school enrollment. The mechanisms behind the negative relationship are suggested by observed increases in subsequent local and migrant non-agricultural employment of high school age young adults as the size of the current village migrant network increases.


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