Migration decisions are made in the context of personal needs and desires, and the
individuals making these decisions face uncertain outcomes. Information about future …

We analyze the relation between risk attitudes and household migration decisions. Using
data of rural-urban migrants in China and their family members left behind, we obtain three …

We utilize the implementation of the 1986 Compulsory Education Law in China as a natural
experiment to examine the relationship between educational attainment and migrant …

Will the fast expansion of cash-based programming in poor countries increase international
migration? Theoretically, cash transfers may deter migration by increasing its opportunity …

We investigate the extent to which droughts impact migration responses of rural households
in Thailand and Vietnam, as well as the role of underlying mechanisms such as risk aversion …

It has long been hypothesized that migrants and non-migrants differ in their individual risk
and time preferences. Due to a lack of reliable data on migrants' preferences, empirical …

This open access book presents a ground-breaking approach to developing micro-
foundations for demography and migration studies. It offers a unique and novel methodology …

We examine the impact of financial literacy on the propensity for entrepreneurship among
rural–urban migrants, using panel data from the 2013 and 2015 China Household Finance …

We examine the long-run impact of land reform experience in childhood and adolescence
on entrepreneurship later in life. To do so, we take advantage of village-level variation in the …

This paper uses panel data from the Building a New Life in Australia survey to examine the
relationship between proficiency in English and labour market outcomes among …