Education

Are migrants a threat? Migrant children and human capital investments among local households in urban China

X. Zheng and Y. Zhou

This intriguing study by Xiaodong Zheng and Yanran Zhou explores how internal migrant children influence educational investments among local families in urban China. Remarkably, a higher presence of migrant children in classrooms prompts local households to increase spending on education, particularly for out-of-school activities. Discover the surprising motivations behind these shifts in behavior and the implications for education policy.

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