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Impact of internal migration in China - Coggle Diagram

- - - - unfair income
        
        For workers who are migrants, it is very likely that they are mistreated and paid below the average income of the workers with the same skills in the city.
    - - labor
        
        Young, strong people move into cities as labor, hence increasing the labor force
      - economic growth
        
        Increase in labor force contributes to the increase of productivity and economic growth
      - positive feedback loop
        
        Migration creates a positive feedback loop, which means that the economic growth in destination caused by the migration and thereon attracting more people
- - - - remittances
        
        At the same time, remittances are received from migrants in cities to provide a daily basis and support families financially.
      - new knowledge and skills
        
        the young can learn new skills and knowledge in large cities, bringing insight and contributing economically to their hometowns later
    - - Decreasing economic growth
        
        the economic growth decreases as the total output decreases
      - long-term effect
        
        Since people from rural areas are mistreated and discriminated, their wellbeing is negatively harmed. This is economically disadvantageous
      - Labor shortage
        
        young and strong breadwinners are mostly moved to large cities, with few labor forces in the countryside. Therefore, the productivity decreases in countryside for farming and other economic activities