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Heterogeneity in the intergenerational transmission of education and second generation rural-urban migrants

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  • Zhou, Dong
  • Xu, Junling

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Two facts are widely recognized regarding urban China: the population of rural-urban migrants is dramatically increasing with China’s rapid growth, and urban disparity is being caused by the hukou system. This paper derives an intergenerational transmission function that can theoretically explain how the hukou system can give rise to different patterns for the intergenerational transmissionre of human capital from urban residents and rural-urban migrants to their children. Further, it empirically examines the existence of heterogeneity using multiple Chinese household datasets and different subsamples. Compared to urban residents, we find lower marginal positive effects of migrated parental educational attainment on children’s schooling outcomes. The heterogeneity can only partially be explained by the observed socioeconomic characteristics. Although the hukou system plays an adverse role, evidence suggests that there is potential upward mobility for migrants, as staying longer with parents in an urban area improves the migrated children’s school performance. This comparative study elucidates policy options for improving opportunity equality and modifications of urban segmentation.

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  • Zhou, Dong & Xu, Junling, 2017. "Heterogeneity in the intergenerational transmission of education and second generation rural-urban migrants," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 52(C), pages 330-344.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:reveco:v:52:y:2017:i:c:p:330-344
    DOI: 10.1016/j.iref.2017.01.018
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    Cited by:

    1. Anqi Yu & Guankun Liu & Yuning Gao, 2022. "Intergenerational Occupational Mobility, Labor Migration and Sustained Demographic Dividends," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(5), pages 1-21, March.
    2. Cheng, Ziyi & Chen, Xi, 2024. "Cognitive ability, the Big Five, and rural-to-urban migration in China," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 84(C).

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    Keywords

    Intergenerational transmission; Human capital; Rural-urban migrants; Hukou system;
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    JEL classification:

    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers

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