Rural-urban migration in developing countries: Lessons from the literature

H Selod, F Shilpi - Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the recent literature on rural-urban migration in developing countries,
focusing on three key questions: What motivates or forces people to migrate? What costs do …

Does mobile internet use affect the subjective well-being of older Chinese adults? An instrumental variable quantile analysis

H Lu, IT Kandilov - Journal of Happiness Studies, 2021 - Springer
Although mobile Internet has become an integral part of people's daily life in the world today,
research on whether and to what extent mobile Internet use (MIU) affects the subjective well …

Impacts of internal migration experience on health among middle-aged and older adults—Evidence from China

N Sun, F Yang - Social Science & Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
As a life course factor, internal migration plays a role in shaping health condition in middle
age and later life. Using data from the 2014 and 2015 China Health and Retirement …

Internal migration experience and depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older adults: evidence from China

X Zheng, Y Zhang, Y Chen, X Fang - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: This study aimed to examine the association of internal migration experience
with depressive symptoms among middle-aged and elderly Chinese, as well as explore …

Internal migration in Chile and mental health in migrant‐sending communities

C Cazzuffi - Population, Space and Place, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Empirical research on migration has mostly concentrated on its economic impacts, with
growing but limited focus on its mental health impacts in migrant‐sending communities …

Mental health assimilation of rural–urban migrants in developing countries: Evidence from Indonesia's four cities

R Nasrudin, BP Resosudarmo - Papers in Regional Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates the mental health consequences of rural–urban migrants in
Indonesia. We use the migrant economic assimilation model applied to our individual …

[HTML][HTML] Migration and nutrition of the left behind: Evidence from Ghana

A Gosselin-Pali - World Development, 2025 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the effect of migration on the nutritional outcomes of the left behind—
individuals who previously co-resided with a migrant. Utilizing longitudinal data from Ghana …

Better choice, better health? Social integration and health inequality among international migrants in Hangzhou, China

X Fan, F Yan, W Yan - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of social integration and socioeconomic
status on immigrant health in China. Taking the framework of social determinants of health …

Impact of internal migration on sexual attitudes in China: The moderating role of internet use

H Lu, P Nie, L Qian - Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2023 - Springer
Using nationally representative data from China, this paper investigated the impact of
internal migration on sexual attitudes and whether this relationship is moderated by Internet …

Does rural-urban migration matter in the marketization of land rentals in China?

T Qiu, S Yang, Y Li - Applied Economics, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Drawing on data from the 2015 China Household Finance Survey, this paper assess the
links between rural-urban migration and the marketization of land rentals. The estimated …