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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 333-361 |
| Number of pages | 29 |
| Journal | Eurasian Geography and Economics |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
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Participation and expenditure of migrants in the illegal lottery in China's Pearl River Delta. / Cheng, Zhiming; Smyth, Russell Leigh; Sun, Gong.
In: Eurasian Geography and Economics, Vol. 55, No. 4, 2014, p. 333-361.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Participation and expenditure of migrants in the illegal lottery in China's Pearl River Delta
AU - Cheng, Zhiming
AU - Smyth, Russell Leigh
AU - Sun, Gong
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Using a unique data-set from the Pearl River Delta in China, we examine the factors associated with rural-urban migrants participation in and expenditure on illegal gambling. The characteristics that have the largest marginal effects on participation and expenditure are gender, whether one also participates in the legal lottery and playing mahjong and other card games. Of the variables specific to the migration experience, we find that living in a factory dormitory increases the probability of participating in the illegal lottery, and that migrants who are unwilling to give up their farmland are less likely to participate in the illegal lottery. We also find that having a network of female friends is negatively correlated with participation in the illegal lottery. However, other variables specific to migrants, such as willingness to obtain a local hukou and remittances, were found to have an insignificant effect on participation.
AB - Using a unique data-set from the Pearl River Delta in China, we examine the factors associated with rural-urban migrants participation in and expenditure on illegal gambling. The characteristics that have the largest marginal effects on participation and expenditure are gender, whether one also participates in the legal lottery and playing mahjong and other card games. Of the variables specific to the migration experience, we find that living in a factory dormitory increases the probability of participating in the illegal lottery, and that migrants who are unwilling to give up their farmland are less likely to participate in the illegal lottery. We also find that having a network of female friends is negatively correlated with participation in the illegal lottery. However, other variables specific to migrants, such as willingness to obtain a local hukou and remittances, were found to have an insignificant effect on participation.
U2 - 10.1080/15387216.2014.994542
DO - 10.1080/15387216.2014.994542
M3 - Article
VL - 55
SP - 333
EP - 361
JO - Eurasian Geography and Economics
JF - Eurasian Geography and Economics
SN - 1538-7216
IS - 4
ER -