eprintid: 10202572 rev_number: 6 eprint_status: archive userid: 699 dir: disk0/10/20/25/72 datestamp: 2024-12-20 11:34:56 lastmod: 2024-12-20 11:34:56 status_changed: 2024-12-20 11:34:56 type: article metadata_visibility: show sword_depositor: 699 creators_name: Ding, Weiwu creators_name: Liu, Chu creators_name: Wu, Yuting creators_name: Li, Peilin creators_name: Wu, Yufeng creators_name: Wang, Shengjin title: Exploring the Relationship between Residential Location and Long-Term Settlement Intentions: A Study of Migrant Workers in Urban China ispublished: inpress divisions: UCL divisions: B03 divisions: C03 divisions: F26 note: © The Author(s). This is an Open Access article published by World Scientific Publishing Company. It is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY) License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0). abstract: This study delves into the link between the residential locations of migrant workers in China and their intentions to settle, set against the backdrop of the household registration system’s liberalization and the rise of a market economy. While migrant workers have significantly contributed to the societal development of China, research indicates their struggles with local community integration, leading many to eventually return to their hometowns. The influence of migrant workers’ residential choices on their migration patterns has been underexplored in Chinese scholarly discussions, a stark contrast to the attention it has received in Western academia. Employing segmented assimilation theory and spatial assimilation theory as theoretical frameworks, the study scrutinizes the relationship between migrant workers’ residential location and their long-term settlement intentions, utilizing questionnaire data collected in 2020. The empirical findings indicate that residential location is significantly related to their long-term settlement intentions, as migrant workers residing in urban centers exhibit a more pronounced intention to remain in their host cities compared to their suburban counterparts. Furthermore, the relationship is also shaped by the degree of their social integration. The study further emphasizes the importance of accounting for migration timing and homeownership status when examining this relationship, contributing to a deeper understanding of the factors that shape migration decisions in the context of China’s rapid urbanization. date: 2024-09-16 date_type: published publisher: WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO PTE LTD official_url: https://doi.org/10.1142/s0217590824500346 oa_status: green full_text_type: pub language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_id: 2292726 doi: 10.1142/S0217590824500346 lyricists_name: Wu, Yufeng lyricists_name: Liu, Chu lyricists_id: YWUDX10 lyricists_id: CLIUH60 actors_name: Liu, Chu actors_id: CLIUH60 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public publication: The Singapore Economic Review pages: 29 citation: Ding, Weiwu; Liu, Chu; Wu, Yuting; Li, Peilin; Wu, Yufeng; Wang, Shengjin; (2024) Exploring the Relationship between Residential Location and Long-Term Settlement Intentions: A Study of Migrant Workers in Urban China. The Singapore Economic Review 10.1142/S0217590824500346 <https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217590824500346>. (In press). Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10202572/1/ding-et-al-2024-exploring-the-relationship-between-residential-location-and-long-term-settlement-intentions-a-study-of.pdf