Yining Tan
Biographic Data
| ID | 3797358 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yining Tan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yining |
| FAMILY NAME | Tan |
| SIGNATURE | TAN Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Arizona |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2113-664X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 58 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Occupational and social mobility of skilled migrants: An Intersectional Analysis
Understanding Everyday Mobility of Skilled U.S. Migrants in the Pearl River Delta Region of China
Everyday mobility is critical to understand migrants’ accessibility and inclusions to the destination cities. Existing research was insufficient to explain the everyday movement of relatively privileged skilled migrants from the Global North to the Global South, nor did it distinguish the role of one’s capability and intentionality in shaping mobility. To fill in the research gap, we employ the capital-mobility framework to investigate how skille…
Cross-border im/mobility of skilled migrants from the U.S. to China: A capital-mobility framework
The number of skilled migrants moving from the Global North to the Global South has been increasing in recent decades. This paper develops and employs a capital-mobility framework to analyze empirical evidence about the new international migration of skilled U.S. migrants to the Pearl River Delta Region of China. Guided by the literature on im/mobility and capital, this paper asks the following questions: What affects skilled U.S. migrants' mobil…
Identity (re)construction, return destination selection and place attachment among Chinese academic returnees: A case study of Guangzhou, China
Skilled US migrants in the Pearl River Delta region: The rise of an intellectual gateway in China
The increasing globalization and rising knowledge-based economy have created a higher-than-ever demand for skilled workers. China, among some Global South countries, is joining the race for talent to alleviate the brain drain. Using the conceptual framework of ‘intellectual migration’, this study examines how the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region of China is increasingly becoming an ‘intellectual gateway’ that attracts and retains skilled internatio…
Intellectual capital and student mobility
This paper advances the conceptualisation and application of intellectual capital, a key concept in the intellectual migration framework, to understand international student mobility. The intellectual migration framework contends that higher-education and highly-skilled migrants acquire, upgrade and utilise intellectual capital for upward career and social mobility. This paper argues that intellectual capital is not the sum of different forms of …
Students on the move? Intellectual migration and international student mobility
International student mobility, taking place within the framework of globalisation, internationalisation and transnationalism, has attained much attention. This paper adopts the Intellectual Migration framework to further our understanding of mobility regarding international higher education. It simultaneously studies China-born students in both China and North America to empirically examine the propensity for student mobility across national bor…
Gendered skilled migration: American women in China
Skilled migration has become increasingly gendered. Situating within the context of globalization and mobility, this article examines skilled women migrants from the U.S. to China. Based on in-depth interviews conducted in the Pearl River Delta Region of China, this article aims to address these questions: What are the factors that influence skilled women migrants’ agency in migration decision-making? How is agency reflected in skilled women’s po…
Temporary migrants and public space: A case study of Dongguan, China
The development of the labour-intensive manufacturing sector in Dongguan, China, stimulated significant inflows of temporary migrants. However, their temporary status limits migrants’ mobility and restrains their access to public resources available in the city. The community square in proximity to factories provides space for temporary migrant workers and their families to congregate, socialise and exercise during after-work hours. Grounded in t…
Intellectual migration: Considering China
The ‘global race for talent’ has drawn immense attention from academics, policy-makers and the media. China is on both sides of the race. On the one hand, rapid economic growth has created the opportunity for many affluent and middle-class families to send their children abroad for higher education while stimulating intense internal migration for education and/or career opportunities. On the other hand, to affirm its (re-)emergence as an economic…
Policies for Recruiting Talented Professionals from the Diaspora: India and China Compared
Despite the continuous asymmetrical power relations between the Global North and South, the “global race for talent” is no longer a privilege enjoyed only by developed countries. Comparative analysis of policy content and effectiveness has attracted increasing interest. The examination of policy initiatives resulting in return migration of highly‐skilled migrants from the Global North to the Global South, however, remains inadequate. In this arti…
Intellectual migration: Considering China
The ‘global race for talent’ has drawn immense attention from academics, policy-makers and the media. China is on both sides of the race. On the one hand, rapid economic growth has created the opportunity for many affluent and middle-class families to send their children abroad for higher education while stimulating intense internal migration for education and/or career opportunities. On the other hand, to affirm its (re-)emergence as an economic…
Policies for Recruiting Talented Professionals from the Diaspora: India and China Compared
Despite the continuous asymmetrical power relations between the Global North and South, the “global race for talent” is no longer a privilege enjoyed only by developed countries. Comparative analysis of policy content and effectiveness has attracted increasing interest. The examination of policy initiatives resulting in return migration of highly‐skilled migrants from the Global North to the Global South, however, remains inadequate. In this arti…
Intellectual capital and student mobility
This paper advances the conceptualisation and application of intellectual capital, a key concept in the intellectual migration framework, to understand international student mobility. The intellectual migration framework contends that higher-education and highly-skilled migrants acquire, upgrade and utilise intellectual capital for upward career and social mobility. This paper argues that intellectual capital is not the sum of different forms of …
Skilled US migrants in the Pearl River Delta region: The rise of an intellectual gateway in China
The increasing globalization and rising knowledge-based economy have created a higher-than-ever demand for skilled workers. China, among some Global South countries, is joining the race for talent to alleviate the brain drain. Using the conceptual framework of ‘intellectual migration’, this study examines how the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region of China is increasingly becoming an ‘intellectual gateway’ that attracts and retains skilled internatio…
Students on the move? Intellectual migration and international student mobility
International student mobility, taking place within the framework of globalisation, internationalisation and transnationalism, has attained much attention. This paper adopts the Intellectual Migration framework to further our understanding of mobility regarding international higher education. It simultaneously studies China-born students in both China and North America to empirically examine the propensity for student mobility across national bor…
Identity (re)construction, return destination selection and place attachment among Chinese academic returnees: A case study of Guangzhou, China
Temporary migrants and public space: A case study of Dongguan, China
The development of the labour-intensive manufacturing sector in Dongguan, China, stimulated significant inflows of temporary migrants. However, their temporary status limits migrants’ mobility and restrains their access to public resources available in the city. The community square in proximity to factories provides space for temporary migrant workers and their families to congregate, socialise and exercise during after-work hours. Grounded in t…
Gendered skilled migration: American women in China
Skilled migration has become increasingly gendered. Situating within the context of globalization and mobility, this article examines skilled women migrants from the U.S. to China. Based on in-depth interviews conducted in the Pearl River Delta Region of China, this article aims to address these questions: What are the factors that influence skilled women migrants’ agency in migration decision-making? How is agency reflected in skilled women’s po…
Policies for Recruiting Talented Professionals from the Diaspora: India and China Compared
Despite the continuous asymmetrical power relations between the Global North and South, the “global race for talent” is no longer a privilege enjoyed only by developed countries. Comparative analysis of policy content and effectiveness has attracted increasing interest. The examination of policy initiatives resulting in return migration of highly‐skilled migrants from the Global North to the Global South, however, remains inadequate. In this arti…
Gendered skilled migration: American women in China
Skilled migration has become increasingly gendered. Situating within the context of globalization and mobility, this article examines skilled women migrants from the U.S. to China. Based on in-depth interviews conducted in the Pearl River Delta Region of China, this article aims to address these questions: What are the factors that influence skilled women migrants’ agency in migration decision-making? How is agency reflected in skilled women’s po…
Temporary migrants and public space: A case study of Dongguan, China
The development of the labour-intensive manufacturing sector in Dongguan, China, stimulated significant inflows of temporary migrants. However, their temporary status limits migrants’ mobility and restrains their access to public resources available in the city. The community square in proximity to factories provides space for temporary migrant workers and their families to congregate, socialise and exercise during after-work hours. Grounded in t…
Intellectual migration: Considering China
The ‘global race for talent’ has drawn immense attention from academics, policy-makers and the media. China is on both sides of the race. On the one hand, rapid economic growth has created the opportunity for many affluent and middle-class families to send their children abroad for higher education while stimulating intense internal migration for education and/or career opportunities. On the other hand, to affirm its (re-)emergence as an economic…
Cross-border im/mobility of skilled migrants from the U.S. to China: A capital-mobility framework
The number of skilled migrants moving from the Global North to the Global South has been increasing in recent decades. This paper develops and employs a capital-mobility framework to analyze empirical evidence about the new international migration of skilled U.S. migrants to the Pearl River Delta Region of China. Guided by the literature on im/mobility and capital, this paper asks the following questions: What affects skilled U.S. migrants' mobil…
Identity (re)construction, return destination selection and place attachment among Chinese academic returnees: A case study of Guangzhou, China
Skilled US migrants in the Pearl River Delta region: The rise of an intellectual gateway in China
The increasing globalization and rising knowledge-based economy have created a higher-than-ever demand for skilled workers. China, among some Global South countries, is joining the race for talent to alleviate the brain drain. Using the conceptual framework of ‘intellectual migration’, this study examines how the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region of China is increasingly becoming an ‘intellectual gateway’ that attracts and retains skilled internatio…
Intellectual capital and student mobility
This paper advances the conceptualisation and application of intellectual capital, a key concept in the intellectual migration framework, to understand international student mobility. The intellectual migration framework contends that higher-education and highly-skilled migrants acquire, upgrade and utilise intellectual capital for upward career and social mobility. This paper argues that intellectual capital is not the sum of different forms of …
Students on the move? Intellectual migration and international student mobility
International student mobility, taking place within the framework of globalisation, internationalisation and transnationalism, has attained much attention. This paper adopts the Intellectual Migration framework to further our understanding of mobility regarding international higher education. It simultaneously studies China-born students in both China and North America to empirically examine the propensity for student mobility across national bor…
Understanding Everyday Mobility of Skilled U.S. Migrants in the Pearl River Delta Region of China
Everyday mobility is critical to understand migrants’ accessibility and inclusions to the destination cities. Existing research was insufficient to explain the everyday movement of relatively privileged skilled migrants from the Global North to the Global South, nor did it distinguish the role of one’s capability and intentionality in shaping mobility. To fill in the research gap, we employ the capital-mobility framework to investigate how skille…
Occupational and social mobility of skilled migrants: An Intersectional Analysis
Migration and Labor Dynamics (10 works) · China (9 works) · Economics (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Economic growth (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Geography (7 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (6 works) · Economic geography (5 works)