Are migrants in large cities underpaid? Evidence from Vietnam

Type Journal Article - IZA Journal of Migration
Title Are migrants in large cities underpaid? Evidence from Vietnam
Author(s)
Volume 5
Issue 1
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2016
Page numbers 20
URL https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40176-016-0068-9
Abstract
This paper examines the wage gap between migrants and non-migrants in large cities in Vietnam. It finds that migrants receive substantially lower wages than non-migrants. The wage gap tends to be larger for older migrants. However, once observed demographic characteristics of workers are controlled, there are no differences in wages between migrants and non-migrants. The main difference in observed wages between migrants and non-migrants is explained by differences in age and education between migrants and non-migrants.

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