Contemporary Finance & Economics ›› 2021, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (8): 3-15.

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Migration Patterns of Floating Population and Citizenization

XU Li-yang1, LI Tian-tian2   

  1. 1. Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073;
    2. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai 200433, China
  • Received:2021-03-02 Revised:2021-03-02 Online:2021-08-15 Published:2021-09-02

Abstract: The level of citizenization of the floating population may be related to the specific pattern of migration. Based on the data of China Migrants Dynamic Survey (CMDS) in 2017, this paper examines the impact of migration pattern on the citizenization. The findings of the empiric research are as follows: first, compared with single person migration, the five other patterns of migration have a significant positive impact on the citizenization of the mobile individuals, including the migration only with children, the migration only with parents, the migration with spouse and children, the migration with spouse and parents, and the migration with spouse, children and parents. Of the five patterns, the migration with spouse, children and parents has the greatest impact on the citizenization level, which can improve the citizenization level of migrant individuals by about 5.8%. Second, these two migrant patterns — the migration with children and the migration with spouse and children — have no significant influence on the level of citizenization for young migrant individuals, female migrant individuals and migrant individuals with a high school degree or above. For these three groups, the positive influence of parents in improving their citizenization level still exists, and the marginal influence is relatively greater. Third, for unmarried migrant individuals, the migration with their parents has a significant positive impact on their citizenization.

Key words: floating population, migrant pattern, citizenization, public service

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