Social network,intra-network education spillover effect and rural–urban migrants' wages: Evidence from China |
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| Institution: | 1. College of Economics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China;2. College of Business Administration, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 6708 Pine Street, Omaha, NE 68182, United States;1. Jinan University, Institute for Economic and Social Research, China;2. Duke University, Department of Statistical Science, United States;3. Peking University, Guanghua School of Management, China |
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| Abstract: | This study examines the determinants of rural–urban migrant wages, paying special attention to the intra-network education spillover effect of the migrants' social network in China. Using the new migrant sample of Rural Urban Migration in China (RUMiC) 2009 survey data, we find that the migrants' social network does have a significant impact on their own earnings. In particular, we find evidence that there exists an education spillover effect of the migrants' social network, which indicates that the education level of the migrants' social network has a significant positive effect on their earnings. We also find that the education spillover effects differ with gender. The results are robust after considering the potential problem of endogeneity. |
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