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City Amenities and Internal Migration: Evidence from Chinese Cities

In: Services Global Supply Chains in ASEAN and East Asia

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  • Wenxiao Wang

    (Zhongnan University of Economics and Law)

  • Shandre Mugan Thangavelu

    (Jeffrey Cheah Institute for Southeast Asia, Sunway University)

Abstract

This chapter provides new empirical evidence of city amenities’ role in China’s internal migration using a unique city-level dataset. The results highlight the positive effects of city amenities such as education, public facilities, transportation, environment, and climate conditions in attracting migrant workers to cities. In our study, migrant workers are more likely to move to cities with better education, more public facilities, higher coverage of urban pensions, and a cooler climate with more precipitation. Moreover, they prefer to migrate and live in cities with larger service agglomeration and employment, higher average wages, more job opportunities, and lower house prices.

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  • Wenxiao Wang & Shandre Mugan Thangavelu, 2024. "City Amenities and Internal Migration: Evidence from Chinese Cities," Springer Books, in: Fukunari Kimura & Shandre Mugan Thangavelu & Christopher Findlay & Lurong Chen (ed.), Services Global Supply Chains in ASEAN and East Asia, pages 63-76, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-97-2811-4_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-2811-4_5
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    Keywords

    Amenities; Migration; Cities;
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    JEL classification:

    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
    • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business

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