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An empirical study on urban integration of Chinese elderly individuals with migration in periods of economic transformation: Internal mechanism and economic effects

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  • Zhang, Wenwu
  • Luo, Le
  • Gu, Lianglian

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This study used CMDS2018 data to conduct an empirical study on the urban social inclusion of elderly migrants from the welfare economics perspective. Regression results from fuzzy set theory and several other methods show that living with children positively affects urban social inclusion, while living with their daughters has a greater impact. Migration distance and family wealth negatively impact the urban integration of the elderly. In contrast, the impact of family cohabitation and the economic environment on elderly migrants is strengthened through urban inclusion mechanisms. A higher degree of urban inclusion can effectively mitigate negative effects and enhance positive effects. This study provides empirical evidence from the welfare economics perspective for the urban integration of elderly Chinese individuals with migration in economic transformation.

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  • Zhang, Wenwu & Luo, Le & Gu, Lianglian, 2023. "An empirical study on urban integration of Chinese elderly individuals with migration in periods of economic transformation: Internal mechanism and economic effects," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 86(C), pages 170-181.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:reveco:v:86:y:2023:i:c:p:170-181
    DOI: 10.1016/j.iref.2023.03.011
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    Keywords

    Elderly migrants; Urban social inclusion; Family happiness; Lonely homesickness; Urban inclusion mechanism;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • J14 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-Labor Market Discrimination
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)

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