Market Access, Population Mobility and Labor Force Structure: Evidence From China’s High-Speed Railway

Yunyun Wang, Jie Guo and Shu Zhang

SAGE Open, 2024, vol. 14, issue 4, 21582440241285750

Abstract: Population mobility is becoming a common phenomenon worldwide which can contribute to the development of individuals and societies. This paper offers that the launch of HSR would facilitate population mobility and spatial disparity. We also find that the HSR connection mainly affects migration of people under 14 and 15 to 64 years old, with no effect on the old over 65. This implies that labor-led family migration has become the main form of movement under the effect of HSR. Furthermore, HSR connection has promoted the concentration of high-skilled labor and the outflow of low-skilled labor in large cities. This study offers useful insights for policy makers that concerns transport infrastructure and the issue of household and workforce structure it raises. JEL: O30, O18, D60, L31.

Keywords: market access; high-speed railway; population mobility; labor force structure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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