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

Migrant Labor Markets and the Welfare of Rural Households in the Developing World: Evidence from China

“…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.…”

When households stop logging — Evidence for household adaptation from East Kalimantan

“…Our findings emphasise the non-linear nature of diversification strategies; by removing one critical livelihood a whole bundle of livelihoods could be replaced. This does not disagree with findings by studies that underscore how increased livelihood diversification contributes to poverty alleviation (Murphy, 1999;Luttrell, 2001;K. Assan et al, 2009) or helps reduce household risks (de Sherbinin et al, 2008).…”

Urban Labour-Force Experience as a Determinant of Rural Occupation Change: Evidence from Recent Urban-Rural Return Migration in China

“…These new entrepreneurs were mainly adults males with substantial migrant experience (Cui and Shuen, 1994). Similar entrepreneurial activities by returnees were found by Murphy (1999) in Xinfeng and Yudu, two counties in south Jiangxi, although the impact there is relatively small because of the short history of return and the backwardness of the natal economies. As more and (7) In some villages, we found that one or two returnees brought about significant changes to the natal community by setting up a factory and hiring dozens of workers.…”