• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Migration and human capital accumulation in China
  • Contributor: Giles, John [Author]; Huang, Yang [Author]
  • Published: Bonn: Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), 2020
  • Language: English
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.15185/izawol.476
  • ISSN: 2054-9571
  • Keywords: China ; migration ; human capital
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  • Description: The difference in educational attainment between China's urban- and rural-born populations has widened in recent years, and the relatively low educational attainment of the rural-born is a significant obstacle to raising labor productivity. Rural-to-urban migration does not create incentives to enroll in higher education as the availability of low-skill employment in urban areas makes remaining in school less attractive. In addition, the child-fostering and urban schooling arrangements for children of migrants further inhibit human capital accumulation.
  • Access State: Open Access