Influential Factors in Employment Location Selection Based on “Push-Pull” Migration Theory—A Case Study in Three Gorges Reservoir Area in China

In China, farmers employed in non-farm work have become important socio-economic actors, but few studies have examined the farmers＇ perspective in making their work location choices. Based on ＂push-pull＂ migration theory, this paper utilizes sectional data from a 2013 survey of farmers in China＇s Th...

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Published in:Journal of mountain science 2015-11, Vol.12 (6), p.1562-1581
Main Authors: Xu, Ding-de, Zhang, Ji-fei, Xie, Fang-ting, Liu, Shao-quan, Cao, Meng-tian, Liu, En-lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural land
Canyons
Decision making
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Ecology
Economic development
Economics
Employment
Environment
Farmers
Geography
Migrant workers
Polls & surveys
Reservoirs
三峡库区
中国
区位选择
地点选择
就业
影响因素
经济发展水平
迁移理论
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Summary:In China, farmers employed in non-farm work have become important socio-economic actors, but few studies have examined the farmers＇ perspective in making their work location choices. Based on ＂push-pull＂ migration theory, this paper utilizes sectional data from a 2013 survey of farmers in China＇s Three Gorges Reservoir area to empirically analyze the factors influencing migrant workers＇ choice of employment location. The results indicate that 60.46% of laborers have migrated from their home province, whereas 39.54% have remained in their home province. Focusing on personal, household, and community characteristics—in addition to the economic characteristics of the sample counties—multinomial logistic regression models reveal that farmer-laborers＇ employment location decisions are influenced by their personal capital endowment（age, years of education and social networks）, family structure（the number of laborers, elders, children and students）, home village characteristics（location, economic development level and the degree of relief of the land） and home county economic development level. Notably, male and female laborers＇ location decisions reveal a converging trend, and their differences are not pronounced. Per capita arable land area has little influence on location decisions, whereas the educational level of laborers has a significant impact. The results differ significantly from those found in previous studies.
ISSN:1672-6316
1993-0321
1008-2786
DOI:10.1007/s11629-014-3371-z