| ID | 191106 |
| Title Proper | Impact of equalisation of basic public health and medical services on the long-term urban settlement intentions of internal migrants in China |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Chong, Lu |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Using China Migrants Dynamic Survey Project data from 2012 to 2018, this paper evaluates the causal impact of equalisation of basic public health and medical services on the long-term urban settlement intentions of internal migrants by the difference-in-differences approach. The results reveal that the equalisation of basic public health and medical services has a negative impact on the long-term urban settlement intentions of internal migrants of 4%. Male, middle-aged, and unmarried internal migrants have a much stronger negative response, in terms of long-term urban settlement intentions, to changes in basic public health and medical services. Moreover, more recent internal migrants, those in first-tier cities and those in cities in eastern regions also have a much stronger negative response. Mechanism checks imply that the negative impact on the long-term urban settlement intentions of internal migrants is caused by social integration decline after implementation of equalisation of basic public health and medical services. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asia Pacific Viewpoint Vol. 64, No.1; Apr 2023: p.2-16 |
| Journal Source | Asia Pacific Viewpoint Vol: 64 No 1 |
| Key Words | China ; Internal Migrants ; Difference-in-Differences Approach ; Equalisation of Basic Public Health and Medical Services ; Long-Term Urban Settlement Intentions |