| ID | 107485 |
| Title Proper | Settlement of rural migrants in urban China |
| Other Title Information | some of China's migrants are not 'floating' anymore |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Connelly, Rachel ; Roberts, Kenneth ; Zheng, Zhenzhen |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper considers economic models of migration in the context of current Chinese migration. We argue that using formally changing one's household registration (hukou) location is too narrow a definition of settlement for policy purposes. Instead we show that time in the city and co-residence with spouses and separately with children reveals systematic settlement behavior on the part of a subset of migrants. The empirical evidence offered is largely descriptive but shows that those migrants who were younger at the age of migration, who are currently married and self-employed spend more years in the city. Men who have been in the city longer and are self-employed are much more likely to be co-residing with their wife. Self-employment is also a predictor of co-residence with children for both mothers and fathers. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Chinese Economics and Business Studies Vol. 9, No. 3; Aug 2011: p283-300 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Chinese Economics and Business Studies Vol. 9, No. 3; Aug 2011: p283-300 |
| Key Words | Permanent Migration ; Circular Migration ; Settlement ; Urbanization ; Rural Migrants ; Urban China ; Migration |