Effect of Migration on Children’s Educational Performance in Rural China
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Effect of Migration on Children’s Educational Performance in Rural China XINXIN CHEN, QIUQIONG HUANG, SCOTT ROZELLE, YAOJIANG SHI & LINXIU ZHANG College of Economics, Zhejiang Gongshang University, 149 Jiaogong Road, Hangzhou 310035, China. Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, 1994 Buford Avenue, St Paul, MN 55108, USA. Freeman Spogli Institute, Stanford University, Encina Hall East, E301, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. School of Economics and Management, Northwest University, 1 XueFu Road, Xi’an 710127, China. Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. Jia 11, Datun Road, Anwai, Beijing 100101, China.
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