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Migration geographical scope and migrant self-employment: moderating role of social capital and market discrimination

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  • Jiangbin Yin
  • Sainan Lin
  • Qianqian Zhang
  • Xinglong Kan
  • Xiaoyan Huang
  • Lei Jiang

Abstract

This study integrates migrant individuals and urban contexts into a unified framework to elucidate the mechanisms influencing self-employment decisions among China’s internal migrants from a migration geographical scope perspective. Results show inter-province migrants engage in self-employment more than inter-city migrants; inter-county migrants are less likely to do so. The moderating roles of individual social capital and urban market discrimination are partially validated. Bridging social capital enhances self-employment likelihood for inter-province migrants than inter-city migrants; bonding social capital shows no significant effect. Labour market discrimination strengthens entrepreneurial tendencies among inter-province (versus inter-city) and inter-city (versus inter-county) migrants, whereas credit market discrimination weakens this effect.

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  • Jiangbin Yin & Sainan Lin & Qianqian Zhang & Xinglong Kan & Xiaoyan Huang & Lei Jiang, 2025. "Migration geographical scope and migrant self-employment: moderating role of social capital and market discrimination," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 59(1), pages 2514720-251, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:59:y:2025:i:1:p:2514720
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2025.2514720
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