The intention to migrate from more developed to less developed areas: evidence from Hong Kong

IF 1.5 4区社会学 Q2 DEMOGRAPHY

Asian Population Studies Pub Date : 2022-05-04 DOI:10.1080/17441730.2022.2087933

Yingtong Lai, Kumiko Shibuya, E. Fong

引用次数: 2

Abstract

ABSTRACT This paper examines migration from less developed areas to more developed areas. Based on recent data collected in Hong Kong in 2020, we explore the intention of Hong Kong Chinese residents aged between 18 and 50 to move to mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area (GBA). Despite rapid economic growth in the area, many local Hong Kong Chinese residents still consider mainland cities in GBA as less developed. In this study, we provide an alternative framework for exploring the ways that economic and non-economic factors can influence the intention to migrate from less developed areas to more developed areas. The results of our analyses demonstrate that non-economic adjustment cost, such as the level of familiarity with the destination, social networks, and ability to speak Putonghua, plays an important role in shaping the intention of working-age adults in Hong Kong to move to mainland cities in GBA.

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从较发达地区向欠发达地区迁移的意愿:来自香港的证据

摘要本文研究了欠发达地区向发达地区的人口迁移。根据2020年在香港收集的最新数据，我们探讨了年龄在18至50岁之间的香港华人居民移居大湾区内地城市的意愿。尽管大湾区经济发展迅速，但许多香港本地华人仍认为大湾区内的内地城市欠发达。在本研究中，我们为探索经济和非经济因素如何影响从欠发达地区向较发达地区迁移的意愿提供了另一种框架。我们的分析结果表明，非经济调整成本，如对目的地的熟悉程度、社交网络和普通话能力，在塑造香港工作年龄成年人移居大湾区内地城市的意愿方面发挥了重要作用。

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来源期刊

Asian Population Studies DEMOGRAPHY-

CiteScore

3.30

自引率

14.30%

发文量

期刊介绍： The first international population journal to focus exclusively on population issues in Asia, Asian Population Studies publishes original research on matters related to population in this large, complex and rapidly changing region, and welcomes substantive empirical analyses, theoretical works, applied research, and contributions to methodology.