The Impact of Self-Employment on the Health of Migrant Workers: Evidence from China Migrants Dynamic Survey

Huang, Wan‐Ting; Li, He; Lan, Hongxing

doi:10.3390/ijerph19105868

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“…In terms of individual characteristics, the head of the rural household is generally considered to be the source of household income, and his political pro le and work status can signi cantly reduce the vulnerability of household poverty, and with the growth of age, the impact on income will show an inverted "U"-shaped characteristics [32]; married families, due to the increase in labor force, make per capita income is improved, which has a signi cant positive effect on the income level of the poor [33]; in addition, the higher the education level of the head of the household, the better the understanding and acceptance of new things, which is more conducive to raising the income level and improving the living standard of the family [34]. Similarly, Internet poverty alleviation, as one of the effective ways to narrow the digital divide between urban and rural areas and solve the problem of relative poverty, Internet use signi cantly reduces the probability of farmers falling into relative poverty by affecting their information channels, social capital and human capital [35]. However, considering the high cost of Internet and broadband, the alleviating effect of Internet use on poverty may not be signi cant for areas with low penetration of communication technologies [36].…”

Section: Research On Multidimensional Povertymentioning

confidence: 99%

Demographics, Land lease and Multidimensional Poverty Alleviation

Huang,

Xie,

Liu

et al. 2023

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In the context of the focus of poverty governance in China shifting from eradicating absolute poverty to alleviating multidimensional poverty after comprehensive poverty eradication, this paper incorporates demographic aging, demographic feminization, and Land lease into the analytical framework based on the demographic perspective. Based on the 2018 China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) sample survey data of 5,760 farm households, the impact of demographic structure on multidimensional poverty alleviation is empirically analyzed using the least squares (OLS) model. Attention is also paid to the heterogeneity of different regions and incomes on the alleviation of multidimensional poverty, and the logit model is applied to test it. The conclusions of the study are as follows: (1) Demographic aging has a significant negative effect on multidimensional poverty alleviation. Demographic feminization has a significant positive effect on multidimensional poverty alleviation. (2) Demographic aging has a significant contribution to Land lease and helps alleviate multidimensional poverty. (3) Demographic aging has a significant negative effect on multidimensional poverty alleviation in the eastern region, and demographic feminization has a significant positive effect on multidimensional poverty alleviation in the central region. (4) Demographic aging has a significant negative effect on multidimensional poverty alleviation in the low-income group.

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Section: Research On Multidimensional Povertymentioning

confidence: 99%

Demographics, Land lease and Multidimensional Poverty Alleviation

Huang,

Xie,

Liu

et al. 2023

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“…Based on the selection condition that the instrumental variable should be highly correlated with the endogenous explanatory variable, but not related to disturbance terms, this paper uses the average vocational-skills training of other migrant workers in the same village as the instrumental variable of the model. The behavior of migrant workers is often influenced by other migrant workers, and this is the so-called "peer effect" [61]. There is a strong relationship between the vocational-skills training of migrant workers and the migrant workers of the same village participating in vocationalskills training.…”

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The Effects of Vocational-Skills Training on Migrant Workers’ Willingness to Settle in Urban Areas in China

Zhao

Tang

2022

Sustainability

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Using the micro data of the China Labor Force Dynamics Survey (CLDS), this study constructed an employment quality index of migrant workers by using the factor analysis method, it used the binary logistic model and the intermediary effect model to explore the urban-settlement intention of 1451 migrant workers in 29 cities in China, and it empirically analyzed the impact and internal mechanism of vocational-skills training on migrant workers’ willingness to settle in urban areas. The results show that (1) there is a significant positive relationship between the vocational-skills training and the migrant workers’ settlement intention. A further analysis showed that the empirical results remain robust after correcting endogeneity bias by using the instrumental variable model; and (2) participating in vocational-skills training can improve the employment quality of migrant workers, which would result in the increase of migrant workers’ willingness to settle in urban areas, and employment quality plays the significant intermediary role in this path. (3) The heterogeneity test results show that participating in vocational-skills training has a larger effect on the willingness to settle in urban areas of older-generation, female, and married migrant workers. Therefore, this paper makes the following suggestions: the government should do a good job of top-level design of vocational-skills training for migrant workers, increase investment in human capital of migrant workers, and improve the employment quality of migrant workers.

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“…In order to actively respond to the aging population, it is necessary to practice a positive outlook on aging, encourage the elderly to continue to play a role, and support the elderly to engage in business and production activities in accordance with the law and regulations. Self-employment, as an important form of individual operation, has become a common choice for workers in the era of digital economy [ 1 ]. Self-employment is a broadly defined concept.…”

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The impact of self-employment on mental health of the younger elderly in China

Zhou

Zhan

2023

BMC Geriatr

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Background With the prolongation of the life expectancy of the Chinese population and the intensification of the aging process of the population, the mental health problems of the elderly have become increasingly prominent. This study aims to explore whether self-employment can promote and how to promote the mental health of the elderly. Method Based on the 2018 China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey (CLASS) data, this paper uses OLS model and KHB method to verify the impact of self-employment on the mental health of the younger elderly and its mechanism. Results The results indicate that self-employment can significantly reduce the depression tendency of the younger elderly and promote their mental health. Heterogeneity analysis shows that self-employment has a more significant positive impact on the mental health of the younger elderly who are self-rated healthy, free of chronic diseases and low-level medical service utilization. The mechanism shows that self-employment can indirectly improve the mental health of the younger elderly through income growth effect and self-worth realization effect, in which the self-worth realization effect is greater than the economic effect. It illustrates that with the development of China’s economy, the elderly are pursuing more intrinsic values brought by self-employment than economic benefits. Conclusion In view of the above research results, it is suggested to encourage the elderly to actively participate in social activities, provide policy support for the younger elderly to engage in self-employment, increase government support as well as health guarantee level, and improve the subjective initiative of the elderly to participate in self-employment, so that the society can truly realize the healthy aging of “being useful and productive for the elderly”.

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The Impact of Self-Employment on the Health of Migrant Workers: Evidence from China Migrants Dynamic Survey

Cited by 7 publications

References 71 publications

Demographics, Land lease and Multidimensional Poverty Alleviation

Demographics, Land lease and Multidimensional Poverty Alleviation

The Effects of Vocational-Skills Training on Migrant Workers’ Willingness to Settle in Urban Areas in China

The impact of self-employment on mental health of the younger elderly in China

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