HUMAN CAPITAL, WELL-BEING AND GROWTH RATE OF RURAL–URBAN MIGRATION IN CHINA

Jingkui Zhou, Jian Song () and Xiong Huang ()
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Jingkui Zhou: School of Economics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
Jian Song: School of Economics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
Xiong Huang: School of Economics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China

The Singapore Economic Review (SER), 2025, vol. 70, issue 05, 1159-1192

Abstract: This study investigates how human capital and well-being have influenced growth rate of rural–urban migration in China. Using rural household and family member data from the China Family Panel Studies database for 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016, we find that human capital has a significant and positive impact on migrant workers’ well-being. Migrant workers’ human capital and urban well-being positively affect growth rate of rural–urban migration, in which, urban well-being is an important mediator for human capital to play an important role in growth rate of rural–urban migration. Our study indicates that the Chinese government should accelerate implementing policies that increase investment in rural public’s basic education and financial support.

Keywords: Human capital; well-being; growth rate of rural–urban migration; return boom of migrant workers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J24 O18 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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