Effect of Parental Migration on the Academic Performance of Left Behind Children in North Western China

doi:10.1080/00220388.2017.1333108

	Effect of Parental Migration on the Academic Performance of Left Behind Children in North Western China
	Bai, Yu 1; Zhang, Linxiu 2; Liu, Chengfang 3; Shi, Yaojiang 1; Mo, Di 4; Rozelle, Scott 4
刊名	JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
	2018
卷号	54 期号:7 页码:1154-1170
ISSN号	0022-0388
DOI	10.1080/00220388.2017.1333108
通讯作者	Liu, Chengfang(cfliu.ccap@pku.edu.cn)
英文摘要	China's rapid urbanisation has induced large numbers of rural residents to migrate from their homes in the countryside to urban areas in search of higher wages. As a consequence, it is estimated that more than 60 million children in rural China are left behind and live with relatives, typically their paternal grandparents. These children are called Left Behind Children (LBCs). There are concerns about the potential negative effects of parental migration on the academic performance of the LBCs that could be due to the absence of parental care. However, it might also be that when a child's parents work away from home, their remittances can increase the household's income and provide more resources and that this can lead to better academic performance. Hence, the net impact of out-migration on the academic performance of LBCs is unclear. This paper examines changes in academic performance before and after the parents of students out-migrate. We draw on a panel dataset collected by the authors of more than 13,000 students at 130 rural primary schools in ethnic minority areas of rural China. Using difference-in-differences and propensity score matching approaches, our results indicate that parental migration has significant, positive impacts on the academic performance of LBCs (which we measure using standardised English test scores). Heterogeneous analysis using our data demonstrates that the positive impact on LBCs is greater for poorer performing students.
资助项目	Chinese Academy of Sciences[Y02015004] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[71333012] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[71473240] ; 111 Project[B16031]
WOS关键词	LEFT-BEHIND CHILDREN ; RURAL CHINA ; PROPENSITY SCORE ; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION ; LABOR MIGRATION ; IMPACT ; REMITTANCES ; BREAKFAST ; CAUSAL ; ESTIMATORS
WOS研究方向	Business & Economics ; Public Administration
语种	英语
出版者	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
WOS记录号	WOS:000430489200007
资助机构	Chinese Academy of Sciences ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; 111 Project
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/54982]
专题	中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所
通讯作者	Liu, Chengfang
作者单位	1.Shaanxi Normal Univ, CEEE, Xian, Shaanxi, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Ctr Chinese Agr Policy, Beijing, Peoples R China 3.Peking Univ, Sch Adv Agr Sci, China Ctr Agr Policy, Yiheyuan Rd 5, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China 4.Stanford Univ, Freeman Spogli Inst Int Studies, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Bai, Yu,Zhang, Linxiu,Liu, Chengfang,et al. Effect of Parental Migration on the Academic Performance of Left Behind Children in North Western China[J]. JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES,2018,54(7):1154-1170.
APA	Bai, Yu,Zhang, Linxiu,Liu, Chengfang,Shi, Yaojiang,Mo, Di,&Rozelle, Scott.(2018).Effect of Parental Migration on the Academic Performance of Left Behind Children in North Western China.JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES,54(7),1154-1170.
MLA	Bai, Yu,et al."Effect of Parental Migration on the Academic Performance of Left Behind Children in North Western China".JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES 54.7(2018):1154-1170.