The retirement migration puzzle in China
We examine whether and how retirement affects migration decisions in China. Using a regression discontinuity (RD) design approach combined with a nationally representative sample of 228,855 adults aged between 40 and 75, we find that retirement increases the probability of migration by 12.9 percenta...
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| Format: | Book/Monograph Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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Stuttgart, Germany
University of Hohenheim, Dean's Office of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences
[2020]
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| Series: | Hohenheim discussion papers in business, economics and social sciences
2020, 03 |
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Hohenheim discussion papers in business, economics and social sciences (2020, 03)
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| Online Access: | Resolving-System, kostenfrei: https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:100-opus-17413 Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://opus.uni-hohenheim.de/volltexte/2020/1741 Verlag, kostenfrei: http://opus.uni-hohenheim.de/volltexte/2020/1741/pdf/DP_03_2020_online.pdf Resolving-System, kostenfrei: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/215680 
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| Author Notes: | Simiao Chen, Zhangfeng Jin, Klaus Prettner |
| Summary: | We examine whether and how retirement affects migration decisions in China. Using a regression discontinuity (RD) design approach combined with a nationally representative sample of 228,855 adults aged between 40 and 75, we find that retirement increases the probability of migration by 12.9 percentage points. Approximately 38% of the total migration effects can be attributed to inter-temporal substitution (delayed migration). Retirement-induced migrants are lower-educated and have restricted access to social security. Household-level migration decisions can reconcile different migration responses across gender. Retirees migrate for risk sharing and family protection mechnisms, reducing market production of their families in the receiving households. |
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