Drawing upon data from the China Labor-force Dynamics Survey (CLDS) of 2012 and 2014, this paper uses the panel binary choice model to examine the determinants of the settlement intentions of rural-urban migrants. Results showed that both a sense of belonging and social identity play important roles in determining rural-urban migrants’ settlement decisions. Besides these, wage, education, and health also affect the willingness of migrant workers to settle in a given area. Therefore, to promote urbanization, policy-makers should pay attention to the subjective demands of rural-urban migrants. We suggested that decision- and policy-makers help such migrants improve their social networks and eliminate identity discrimination, so as to encourage their willingness to settle in cities.
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Liu, Z., Zhang, Y., Zheng, Y., Lan, J., & Zhang, G. (2019). Sense of belonging and social identity on the settlement intentions of rural-urban migrants: Evidence from China. Ciencia Rural, 49(8). https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-8478cr20190979
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