Anti-corruption publicity and internal migrants in China

Pengfei Chu, Guanxia Xie and Yuxia Zhang

Applied Economics, 2024, vol. 56, issue 1, 117-131

Abstract: This study uses the conditional logit model to explore the impact of anti-corruption publicity on the probability of choosing a specific city among internal migrants in China. By leveraging China’s Corruption Investigations Dataset and China Migrants Dynamic Survey, we find that anti-corruption publicity significantly decreases the probability of migrants choosing the city. The effects are driven by the mechanism whereby anti-corruption publicity increases the individuals’ perceptions of corruption and reduces their trust in local government officials. The negative effects remain after the migrants move to the city. Exposure to anti-corruption publicity is associated with decreased settlement intention and social health insurance participation. Our findings strongly indicate the necessity for the government to reconsider its communication strategies concerning anti-corruption efforts.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2023.2273236

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