Payments for Ecological Restoration and Internal Migration in China: The Sloping Land Conversion Program in Ningxia

Sylvie Démurger and Haiyuan Wan ()
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Haiyuan Wan: Institute of Social Development, Academy of Macroeconomic Research, National Development and Reform Commission, Beijing, China & Université de Lyon, Lyon, F-69007, France ; CNRS, GATE Lyon St Etienne,F-69130 Ecully, France

No 1233, Working Papers from Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique Lyon St-Étienne (GATE Lyon St-Étienne), Université de Lyon

Abstract: This paper analyses the impact of the Sloping Land Conversion Program (SLCP) on rural labor migration in China. We use recent survey data from Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and a difference-in-difference approach to assess the impact of the policy on labor migration decision. We find a significant effect of the policy : the migration probability increase due to the SLCP policy amounts to 17.5 percentage points in 2008. Furthermore, we highlight the role of policy duration in strengthening the impact of the program on migration. We also find that young, male and Hui nationality individuals are more likely to be impacted by the policy.

Keywords: Sloping Land Conversion Program; Labor migration; Policy evaluation; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J2 J68 O13 Q23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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Journal Article: Payments for ecological restoration and internal migration in China: the sloping land conversion program in Ningxia (2012)
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Working Paper: Payments for ecological restoration and internal migration in China: The Sloping Land Conversion Program in Ningxia (2012)
Working Paper: Payments for Ecological Restoration and Internal Migration in China: The Sloping Land Conversion Program in Ningxia (2012)
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