The impact of urban integration on the intention of settlement and residence among migrants: The empirical evidence from China.

ABSTRACT: Promoting urban integration is the key to improving the efficiency of labor allocation in developing countries and promoting coordinated regional development. Using the data of the migrants' observation sample in 2012-2017 released by China Migrants Dynamic Survey, this paper draws on theories related to urban integration and labor migration to study the urban integration status, intention of settlement and residence in China's agricultural household labor force in depth, as well as the correlation between the two. The study finds a significant decline in the intention of settlement and a gradual increase in the intention of residence among the migrants. The empirical regressions suggest that good urban integration, especially psychological integration, mainly contributes to their intentio

SUBMITTER: Hu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10906294 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature