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Migrant Peer Effects on Students᾿ Mental Health: Evidence from China

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China’s rural-urban migration flow has resulted in millions of migrant children in classrooms. This study examines the effects of migrant peers on students’ mental health using a nationally representative survey of middle school students and the random assignment of students. We find that having a higher proportion of migrant peers in class negatively affects local students’ mental health. However, other migrant children and students as a whole seemed unaffected by the migrant peer effect. An investigation of this mechanism suggests that a worsened classroom environment may be the primary channel through which migrant peers influence local students’ mental health.

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China’s rural-urban migration flow has resulted in millions of migrant children in classrooms. This study examines the effects of migrant peers on students’ mental health using a nationally representative survey of middle school students and the random assignment of students. We find that having a higher proportion of migrant peers in class negatively affects local students’ mental health. However, other migrant children and students as a whole seemed unaffected by the migrant peer effect. An investigation of this mechanism suggests that a worsened classroom environment may be the primary channel through which migrant peers influence local students’ mental health.

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