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To leave or stay? Out‐migration of skilled migrants in Beijing, China

To leave or stay? Out‐migration of skilled migrants in Beijing, China The out‐migration decision of skilled migrants in first‐tier cities is receiving growing attention from researchers and policymakers in recent years. We conducted a survey on skilled people in Beijing who did not have a household registration (hukou). We employed a Probit model with selection to determine the individual socioeconomic characteristics compelling skilled migrants to remigrate from first‐tier cities to other regions. The analysis results show that the status of housing property ownership and accessibility to children's education are two key factors affecting out‐migration decisions. Accessibility to children's education is primarily limited by the institutional arrangements on hukou, and its pushing effect is marginally greater than that of the status of housing property ownership for out‐migrants leaving Beijing. Our results also indicate that skilled migrants with postgraduate degrees, higher occupation levels and/or better personal and family economic conditions are more likely to remain in Beijing, whereas the relationship between age and probability of out‐migration is inversely U‐shaped. In addition, people living together with family members are more likely to remain in Beijing. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png "Population, Space and Place" Wiley

To leave or stay? Out‐migration of skilled migrants in Beijing, China

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1544-8444
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10.1002/psp.2579
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Abstract

The out‐migration decision of skilled migrants in first‐tier cities is receiving growing attention from researchers and policymakers in recent years. We conducted a survey on skilled people in Beijing who did not have a household registration (hukou). We employed a Probit model with selection to determine the individual socioeconomic characteristics compelling skilled migrants to remigrate from first‐tier cities to other regions. The analysis results show that the status of housing property ownership and accessibility to children's education are two key factors affecting out‐migration decisions. Accessibility to children's education is primarily limited by the institutional arrangements on hukou, and its pushing effect is marginally greater than that of the status of housing property ownership for out‐migrants leaving Beijing. Our results also indicate that skilled migrants with postgraduate degrees, higher occupation levels and/or better personal and family economic conditions are more likely to remain in Beijing, whereas the relationship between age and probability of out‐migration is inversely U‐shaped. In addition, people living together with family members are more likely to remain in Beijing.

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"Population, Space and Place" – Wiley

Published: Nov 1, 2022

Keywords: Beijing; first‐tier cities; institutional arrangements; out‐migration; skilled migrants; socioeconomic status

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