Effect of Migration on Children's Educational Performance in Rural China
Effect of Migration on Children's Educational Performance in Rural China
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DOI：
10.1057/ces.2008.44
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发表时间：
2009-09-01
影响因子：
0.8
通讯作者：
Zhang, Linxiu
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作者：
Chen, Xinxin;Huang, Qiuqiong;Zhang, Linxiu
移民是发展中国家缓解贫困的主要方式之一，中国就是其中之一。然而，人们担心，当父母中的一方或双方外出移民到城市时，移民可能会对留守在农村的儿童的教育成就产生负面影响。本文考察了学生父母迁出前后学校表现的变化。令人惊讶的是，我们发现移民对学校表现没有显著的负面影响。事实上，我们发现，在父亲外迁的移民家庭中，教育表现有所改善。
Migration is one of the main ways of alleviating poverty in developing countries, including China. However, there are concerns about the potential negative effects of migration on the educational achievement of the children that are left behind in villages when one or both of their parents out-migrate to cities. This paper examines changes in school performance before and after the parents of students out-migrate. Surprisingly, we find that there is no significant negative effect of migration on school performance. In fact, we find that educational performance improves in migrant households in which the father out-migrates.