How Does the Migration for Work of Individuals Lifted out of Poverty Affect the Investment in Their Children's Education?
Accumulation of human capital is an important pathway for individuals lifted out of poverty to break the intergenerational transmission of poverty,and investment in education is an effective means to enhance human capital.Based on human capital investment theory and cost-benefit theory,at first this paper delineates the intrinsic mechanism of the impacts of the migration for work of individuals lifted out of poverty on the investment in their children's education.Second,using first-hand survey data from 8 provinces and 16 counties in China in 2021,this paper employs OLS regression and instrumental variable methods to thoroughly analyze the impact of the migration for work of individuals lifted out of poverty on the investment in their children's education.The results indicate that the migration for work of individuals lifted out of poverty significantly increases the investment in their children's education.The mechanism analysis shows that the migration for work of individuals lifted out of poverty influences the investment in their children's education through four pathways:increasing family income,enhancing social capital,altering current identity,and reducing energy investment.Further analysis shows that the promotion effect of migration for work on children's education is more significant in families with only father's migrating for work and migration outside the province.Therefore,in order to enhance the human capital of children of families lifted out of poverty,employment assistance policies should be continuously promoted,with a focus on encouraging the male labor force migration to more developed regions outside their home provinces.
Labor MigrationEducational InvestmentIndividuals lifted Out of PovertyEducational Concept
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