Spatial Character and Backflow Pattern of High-Level Returned Talents in China

Haining Jiang and Alejandro F. Villaverde

Complexity, 2021, vol. 2021, 1-11

Abstract: Attractions of overseas high-level returned talents have become a widely practiced talent policy, and the spatial structures of city-related interactions are drawing the attention of researchers from various fields. China is particularly an interesting case in point, as it has moved toward an innovation-oriented economy. Based on the movement trajectories of 2,846 returnees in a program entitled “Young Thousand Talents Plan†during 2011–2016, this paper identifies three city types in China: national core city, regional excellent city, and regional special city. Subsequently, this paper employs spatial visualization and qualitative interviews. This paper also goes on to show that the national core cities that possess dense research resources that coincide with premium life conditions and have objectively more favorable conditions, wider opportunities for attracting highly qualified specialists. Moreover, the backflow pattern can be divided into circle route and linear route, which is driven by social proximity and innovation context.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1155/2021/8839552

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