Return migrant entrepreneurs and economic diversification in two counties in south Jiangxi, China

Murphy, Rachel

doi:10.1002/(sici)1099-1328(199906)11:4<661::aid-jid609>3.0.co;2-i

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“…This result is somewhat at odds with other results found in the literature on migration in China (e.g. Murphy, 1999;Zhao, 2002). As we avoid selection on unobservables and treat the endogeneity of migration more seriously than previous papers, one might conclude that the suggestive correlations found in other research on rural-urban migration in China can be explained by other, unobserved factors.…”

Section: Investmentcontrasting

confidence: 83%

Migrant Labor Markets And The Welfare Of Rural Households In The Developing World: Evidence From China

Brauw

Giles

2008

Policy Research Working Papers

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In this paper, we examine the impact of reductions in barriers to migration on the consumption of rural households in China. We find that increased migration from rural villages leads to significant increases in consumption per capita, and that this effect is stronger for poorer households within villages. Household income per capita and non-durable consumption per capita both increase with out-migration, and increase more for poorer households. We also establish a causal relationship between increased out-migration and investment in housing and durable goods assets, and these effects are also stronger for poorer households. We do not find robust evidence, however, to support a connection between increased migration and investment in productive activity. Instead, increased migration is associated with two significant changes for poorer households: increases both in the total labor supplied to productive activities and in the land per capita managed by the household. In examining the effect of migraton, we pay considerable attention to developing and examining our identification strategy.

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Section: Investmentcontrasting

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Migrant Labor Markets And The Welfare Of Rural Households In The Developing World: Evidence From China

Brauw

Giles

2008

Policy Research Working Papers

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“…For majority of such households, forest dependence is greatest as nearby bushes and forests are cleared for cropping and harvesting of fodder for livestock. The relatively younger families also bear the brunt of early child-bearing years and face the greatest pressures to increase forest dependence in order to augment their limited labour force which likely insufficient to allow the household to self-sufficient on food crop cultivation (Murphy et al, 1999;Mukete et al, 2018b).…”

Section: Household Characteristics and Forest Resource Dependencementioning

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Household Characteristics and Forest Resources Dependence in the Rumpi Hills of Cameroon

Beckline¹,

Sun²,

Etongo³

et al. 2018

Appl. Ecol. Env. Res.

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Abstract. Rural households have over decades depended on forests and forest products for sustenance and livelihood values. This dependence is usually driven by the individual household's dynamics, forests availability and accessibility. However, with overexploitation and agricultural expansion, these forests are rapidly declining putting in peril household livelihoods. This study aims at examining and analyzing household dynamics and how these dynamics combine with other factors to influence household dependence on forest resources in the Rumpi hills of Cameroon. Data were collected from 484 households, across 20 villages and at four selected sites through household surveys and 20 focus group discussions. Household characteristics such as uneducated heads (p-value 0.000381) significantly influenced the use of forest resources than male heads (P-value 0.000642) and years of residence (11-15) (p-value 0.00624) in the village at the 95% level of significance. Forest dependence was mostly conditioned by the household's ability to farm, forest abundance, and unemployment. Additionally, income from agriculture and forest resources respectively constituted 36.7% and 34.1% of the average total rural household income. Investment in climate-smart agriculture, non-wood domestic cooking energy, agroforestry systems and reliable rural transport systems is necessary in order to curb forest dependence and improve on livelihoods and sustainable forest management initiatives.

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“…To do so, returnees to various countries have often engaged in entrepreneurship (Black and Castaldo 2009;King 2000;Murphy 1999). Be they employed or self-employed, key for returnees is a resilient livelihood along with the ability to maintain and enhance economic capabilities and assets over time (Ruben, van Houte, and Davids 2009).…”

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The role of corruption in reintegration: experiences of Iraqi Kurds upon return from Europe

Paasche

2016

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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This article examines how corruption affects reintegration. The literature on return and reintegration shows that return migrants often struggle to adjust and adapt to life in their place of origin because that environment can be very different from what they grew accustomed to abroad. One stark difference is the prevalence and meaning of corruption. In many sending countries that migrants come from and then return to, corruption is endemic. By contrast, in many receiving countries that migrants go to and return from, it is incidental. Yet, we know little about how the discrepancy affects reintegration. This study examines how corruption affects the psychosocial and economic reintegration of Iraqi Kurds returning to Iraqi Kurdistan from Norway and the United Kingdom. Interviews with returnees reveal that they consider corruption a major challenge for their own reintegration. Psychosocially, it alienates them from the ideology of the Kurdish nation-building project, challenges their identities, undermines a sense of belonging and creates insecurity. Economically, it shapes economic behaviour and outcomes by obstructing entrepreneurship, producing relative deprivation and conditioning their employability. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Return migrant entrepreneurs and economic diversification in two counties in south Jiangxi, China

Cited by 59 publications

References 8 publications

Migrant Labor Markets And The Welfare Of Rural Households In The Developing World: Evidence From China

Migrant Labor Markets And The Welfare Of Rural Households In The Developing World: Evidence From China

Household Characteristics and Forest Resources Dependence in the Rumpi Hills of Cameroon

The role of corruption in reintegration: experiences of Iraqi Kurds upon return from Europe

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