RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Impact of Removing Selective Migration Restrictions on Education: Evidence from China
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
DO 10.3368/jhr.52.3.1015-7460R1
A1 Pan, Yao
YR 2016
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2016/10/03/jhr.52.3.1015-7460R1.abstract
AB An open question in migration research is how the removal of selective migration restrictions affects migrants’ education decisions. I analyze this question in the Chinese context, in which the household registration system imposes selective rural-urban migration restrictions. The identification derives from a policy change that grants urban residency to a group of rural individuals based on their dates of birth. Using a regression discontinuity approach, I find that educational attainments for barely eligible rural residents decreased sharply after the reform. These effects are larger for males and for those able to permanently migrate to relatively rich areas.