Parental migration and child development in China.

• From: Department for International Development
• Published: 1 January 2010

• Country: China
• Document Type: Working Paper
• Theme: Social Change
• Authors: Lee, L.

Abstract

In recent years China has witnessed a massive wave of rural-to-urban migration, which frequently results in family separations. This study uses panel data from a longitudinal study of rural children inwestern China to analyze the impact of migration by fathers on the development of children left behind in rural villages.

Citation

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

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Parental migration and child development in China.

Published 1 January 2010