Table 5 Selected papers based on RUMiC
From: The RUMiC longitudinal survey: fostering research on labor markets in China
Paper | Research topics | Survey | Key findings |
|---|---|---|---|
Akay et al. (2012) | Subjective well-being of migrants; positional concerns | RHS, UHS, MHS | Economic success of other migrants and rural workers reduces subjective well-being, while comparison with urban residents increases it. |
Akay et al. (2013) | Subjective well-being; remittances | MHS | Migrants experience welfare gains by sending remittances; both altruistic and contractual motivations are at work. |
Biavaschi et al. (2013) | Left-behind; human capital; sibling effects | RHS | Sibling influence on schooling performance is stronger among left-behind children, compensating potential adverse effects of migration. |
Cui et al. (2013) | Returns to education; entrepreneurship; wage distribution | MHS | Emergence of a dual labor market with rising returns to education for urban residents and disadvantaged migrant workers. |
Démurger and Li (2013) | Remittances; left-behind; occupational choice | RHS | Own migration experience leads to subsequent off-farm work. Migration of a family member induces more farming work. |
Démurger et al. (2012) | Wage inequality; entrepreneurship; | UHS | Earning gaps across firm ownership decrease over time. |
Frijters et al. (2010) | Wage inequality; labor market segmentation | UHS, MHS | Migrants have lower wages and welfare insurance contributions compared to urban residents. |
Frijters et al. (2011) | Entrepreneurship; credit constraints | UHS, MHS | Discrimination in salaried jobs leads to migrants choosing self-employment, which offsets the negative effects of credit constraints on self-employment. |
Ge and Lehmann (2013) | Worker displacement; labor market segmentation | UHS, MHS | Re-employment outcomes after displacement differ between migrants and urban workers. |
Giulietti et al. (2012) | Self-employment; wage differentials | RHS, MHS | Wage differential is a key determinant in the choice between self-employment and wage work. |
Giulietti et al. (2013) | Entrepreneurship; left-behind; return migration | RHS | Return migration promotes self-employment among non-migrants, while current migration reduces it. |
Qu and Zhao (2013) | Wage inequality | UHS, MHS | During the 2000s, wage inequality decreased among migrant workers while it increased among urban workers. |
Zhang and Zhao (2011) | Entrepreneurship; social networks | MHS | Migrants with larger social-family network are more likely to choose self-employment. |
Zhang and Zhao (2013) | Migration decision | MHS | Rural–urban migrants who move further away need to be compensated with larger income gains. |