Land Tenure Arrangements and Rural-Urban Migration in China: Evidence From Shandong and Hebei Province

Fei Meng (), Satish Chand and Twan Huybers
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Fei Meng: Shenzhen Polytechnic University, China
Satish Chand: UNSW Canberra, Australia
Twan Huybers: UNSW Canberra, Australia

Journal of Economic Development, 2024, vol. 49, issue 3, 107-131

Abstract: The ongoing property reforms of land tenure in China include the Rural Land Registration and Certification (RLRC) program and the “three rights” separation arrangements. These land tenure reforms could affect rural household migration decisions. In this paper, we report on an investigation of the effects of land tenure arrangements in rural China on households’ rural-urban migration using Logit and Poisson models, in conjunction with the Propensity Score Matching method. The results indicate that land tenure reforms have encouraged households to migrate from rural to urban areas. These findings have policy implications for rural development in China.

Keywords: Rural Land Registration and Certification (RLRC) Program; “Three Rights” Separation; Rural-Urban Migration; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J24 R23 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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