Spatial heterogeneity of internal migration in China: The role of economic, social and environmental characteristics.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this paper is to explore the spatial heterogeneity of internal migration in China and to discuss the influence of economic, social and environmental characteristics on this demographic process. The overall results suggest that migration in China occurred from inland to coastal areas and from rural areas to urban areas. By stepwise regression, we identified that 9 out of 15 factors with potential influence on internal migration were retained, and the multicollinearity among them was reduced. In addition, we used the OLS and GWR regression analysis to discuss the global and local effects of relevant factors on internal migration. Economic scale (GDP), population concentration (population density) and demographic dividend (labour force proportion) were the three main driving fo

SUBMITTER: Xia H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9671463 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature