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To Be, or Not to Be: Rural Women's Migration Decisions

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  • Yu Song
  • Jianmin Zheng
  • Wenrong Qian

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This study seeks to identify the determinants of rural women's migration decisions with a sample of 335 migrant women and 204 nonmigrant women in sixteen cities of the Yangtze delta in 2006. We study these determinants from two dimensions: individual factors and household factors. The logistic model analysis reveals that education, especially the education of their children, is the most significant determinant of rural women's migration decision. It is suggested that the government should give priority to the education of migrant women and their children.

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  • Yu Song & Jianmin Zheng & Wenrong Qian, 2009. "To Be, or Not to Be: Rural Women's Migration Decisions," Chinese Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 42(4), pages 63-74, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:chinec:v:42:y:2009:i:4:p:63-74
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    1. You, Jing & Wang, Shaoyang, 2018. "Unemployment duration and job-match quality in urban China: The dynamic impact of 2008 Labor Contract Law," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 71(C), pages 220-233.

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