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Timing and duration of paternal migration and the educational attainment of left‐behind children: Evidence from rural China
Author(s) -
Wang Sophie Xuefei
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
review of development economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1467-9361
pISSN - 1363-6669
DOI - 10.1111/rode.12572
Subject(s) - duration (music) , china , educational attainment , demography , left behind , rural area , demographic economics , psychology , developmental psychology , geography , medicine , sociology , economic growth , economics , art , literature , archaeology , pathology , mental health , psychotherapist
Abstract This paper examines the relationship between the migration of men from rural China and the educational attainment of their left‐behind children. The importance of migratory timing and duration are addressed. Using survey data, the study found that compared with rural children of nonmigrant parents, rural children of migrant fathers have a lower probability of being enrolled in school. In addition, the relationship between migratory timing, duration, and school enrollment shows an interesting pattern; children whose fathers migrated when they were infants are more likely to be enrolled in school, but children whose fathers migrated before their birth or after they reached school age are less likely to be enrolled in school. Possible explanations for this pattern are provided.