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Are China’s ethnic minorities less likely to move

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ID8090148
AuthorsBjorn Gustafsson (University of Gothenburg, corresponding author), Xiuna Yang (0000-0002-6937-3214, Business School, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinwai Str., Haidian District, Beijing 100875, P.R. China)
Year2015
Volume56
Issue1
Pages44-69
Publication date2015-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEurasian Geography and Economics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1538-7216 • E-ISSN: 1938-2863
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15387216.2015.1057755
OpenAlexW1935961951
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited31

This study uses China’s Inter-Census Survey 2005 to analyze the extent migration behavior among 14 large ethnic minority groups and the Han majority. Results show that the probability to migrate to all types of destinations varies by province of origin, decreases by age, and in most cases, by expected income at the origin. Furthermore, the probability to migrate is found to typically increase by length of education and decrease for females by the number of children. In most cases investigated, a minority ethnicity reduces migration probabilities for people registered in rural China. This is particularly the case for persons belonging to the Uyghur and Tibetan ethnic groups, but also for the Mongolian, Bai, Yao, and Tujia groups. In contrast, Korean and Hui have a higher probability of migration than the majority. For people with an urban hukou, there are fewer examples that minority ethnicity affects probability to migrate

Census · China · Demographic economics · Destinations · Economics · Ethnic group · Geography · Political science · Population · Sociology · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Demography

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