Holdings: Telecommunications Externality on Migration : Evidence from Chinese Villages

Telecommunications Externality on Migration : Evidence from Chinese Villages

This paper uses a unique natural experiment in Chinese villages to investigate whether access to telecommunications-- in particular, landline phones -- increases the likelihood of outmigration. By using regional and time variations in the installat...

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Main Authors:	Lu, Yi, Xie, Huihua, Xu, Lixin Colin
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO JOB ACCESSIBILITY AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION AUTONOMY BANKS BULLETIN BUSINESS OWNERSHIP CABLE TELEVISION CAPITAL FLOW CELLULAR PHONE CELLULAR PHONES CITIZENSHIP COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISPOSABLE INCOME EARNINGS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIC REFORM EDUCATION LEVELS ELECTRICITY EMPLOYEE FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY STRUCTURE FARMER FARMERS FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL COSTS FOOD SHORTAGE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT POLICY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH IN POPULATION HEALTH CARE HOUSEHOLD INVESTMENT HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN RESOURCES IMMIGRANT IMMIGRANT WORKERS IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION INEQUALITY INFORMATION ACCESS INFORMATION NETWORK INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSTALLATION INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTS INTERNAL MIGRATION INTERNAL MIGRATIONS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION JOB CREATION JOB OPPORTUNITIES LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LABOUR MARKET LARGE CITIES LIFE PROSPECTS MANUFACTURING MARKET INFORMATION MARKETING MEDIA MEDICINE MIGRANT MIGRANT WORKER MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRATION MOBILE PHONE MOBILE PHONES MULTINATIONAL NATIONAL PRIORITY NETWORKS NEW TECHNOLOGIES OPEN ACCESS PEOPLES PHONE CONNECTION PHONES POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POPULATION STUDIES POTENTIAL MIGRANTS POWER PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS PROVISION OF INFORMATION QUALITY OF LIFE REGISTRATION SYSTEM REMITTANCE REMITTANCES RESULT RESULTS RETURN MIGRATION RURAL AREAS RURAL POVERTY SEARCH SEARCH ENGINE SEARCHES SERVICE QUALITY SEX SEX RATIO SITES SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL SCIENCES SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIETY SPILLOVER TELECOM TELECOM COMPANIES TELECOM SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES TELEPHONES TELEVISIONS TOWNS TV UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS URBAN COMMUNITIES URBAN MIGRATION URBAN POPULATION URBANIZATION USERS USES VILLAGE VILLAGES VIRTUAL COMMUNITY WEB YOUNG CHILDREN
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/10/18359828/telecommunications-externality-migration-evidence-chinese-villages http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21473

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/10/18359828/telecommunications-externality-migration-evidence-chinese-villages
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21473

Telecommunications Externality on Migration : Evidence from Chinese Villages

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