Retention of the highly educated migrants: from the perspective of urban e-service capability
Abstract Background Talent is a crucial resource for economic and social development, serving as the driving force behind urban progress. As China experiences rapid growth in digital city construction, the capability of e-services continues to improve incessantly. In China, the new-generation highly...
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| description | Abstract Background Talent is a crucial resource for economic and social development, serving as the driving force behind urban progress. As China experiences rapid growth in digital city construction, the capability of e-services continues to improve incessantly. In China, the new-generation highly educated migrants (NGHEMs) account for ~ 20–30% of the total floating populations. This study aimed to explore the settlement intention of new-generation highly educated migrations in China from the new perspective of urban e-service capabilities. Furthermore, the mechanism of the urban e-services on the settlement intention on the NGHEMs will be proved. Methods This paper employed data of China Migrants Dynamic Survey in 2017 and Evaluation Report of Government E-service Capability Index (2017). Descriptive analyses were conducted to investigate the factors influencing the settlement intention of NGHEMs in the destination city. Based on the principle of utility maximization, LASSO regression was employed to select individual and city characteristics that determined the settlement intention of NGHEMs. The impact of urban e-services on settlement intention was analyzed by using ordinal logit model. Additionally, robustness check, endogeneity analysis, and heterogeneity analysis were performed to validate the benchmark regression results. Finally, mediation model was employed to examine whether urban e-services enhance the settlement intention of NGHEMs by improving urban livability and urban innovation. Results The results indicate that the urban e-services promote the NGHEMs’ settlement intention in the destination cities. Moreover, the results are still robust through a series of robustness tests. Furthermore, from the perspective of individual and regional heterogeneity, urban e-services significantly enhances the settlement intention of NGHEMs with male and female, married and urban household registration, and urban e-services can promote the settlement intention of NGHEMs with over 3 million inhabitants and those in the eastern regions of China. Finally, the intermediary effect test shows that urban e-services promote the settlement intention of NGHEMs through urban livability and urban innovation. Conclusion This study highlights the important impact of urban e-services on the settlement intention of new-generation highly educated migrants. The conclusions of this study provide suggestions for the government to use when designing policies to enhance the settlement intention of the NGHEMs and to improve the development of urban e-services. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e2991cf45b4f4e0cb17a4dbb0dc8099c2024-03-05T16:31:10ZengBMCCost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation1478-75472024-01-0122111410.1186/s12962-024-00509-4Retention of the highly educated migrants: from the perspective of urban e-service capabilityFan Zhaoyuan0Liu Xiaofeng1School of Information Management, Nanjing UniversitySchool of Sociology and Population Studies, Nanjing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsAbstract Background Talent is a crucial resource for economic and social development, serving as the driving force behind urban progress. As China experiences rapid growth in digital city construction, the capability of e-services continues to improve incessantly. In China, the new-generation highly educated migrants (NGHEMs) account for ~ 20–30% of the total floating populations. This study aimed to explore the settlement intention of new-generation highly educated migrations in China from the new perspective of urban e-service capabilities. Furthermore, the mechanism of the urban e-services on the settlement intention on the NGHEMs will be proved. Methods This paper employed data of China Migrants Dynamic Survey in 2017 and Evaluation Report of Government E-service Capability Index (2017). Descriptive analyses were conducted to investigate the factors influencing the settlement intention of NGHEMs in the destination city. Based on the principle of utility maximization, LASSO regression was employed to select individual and city characteristics that determined the settlement intention of NGHEMs. The impact of urban e-services on settlement intention was analyzed by using ordinal logit model. Additionally, robustness check, endogeneity analysis, and heterogeneity analysis were performed to validate the benchmark regression results. Finally, mediation model was employed to examine whether urban e-services enhance the settlement intention of NGHEMs by improving urban livability and urban innovation. Results The results indicate that the urban e-services promote the NGHEMs’ settlement intention in the destination cities. Moreover, the results are still robust through a series of robustness tests. Furthermore, from the perspective of individual and regional heterogeneity, urban e-services significantly enhances the settlement intention of NGHEMs with male and female, married and urban household registration, and urban e-services can promote the settlement intention of NGHEMs with over 3 million inhabitants and those in the eastern regions of China. Finally, the intermediary effect test shows that urban e-services promote the settlement intention of NGHEMs through urban livability and urban innovation. Conclusion This study highlights the important impact of urban e-services on the settlement intention of new-generation highly educated migrants. The conclusions of this study provide suggestions for the government to use when designing policies to enhance the settlement intention of the NGHEMs and to improve the development of urban e-services.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12962-024-00509-4Urban e-serviceNew-generation highly educated migrationSettlement intentionChina |
| spellingShingle | Fan Zhaoyuan Liu Xiaofeng Retention of the highly educated migrants: from the perspective of urban e-service capability Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation Urban e-service New-generation highly educated migration Settlement intention China |
| title | Retention of the highly educated migrants: from the perspective of urban e-service capability |
| title_full | Retention of the highly educated migrants: from the perspective of urban e-service capability |
| title_fullStr | Retention of the highly educated migrants: from the perspective of urban e-service capability |
| title_full_unstemmed | Retention of the highly educated migrants: from the perspective of urban e-service capability |
| title_short | Retention of the highly educated migrants: from the perspective of urban e-service capability |
| title_sort | retention of the highly educated migrants from the perspective of urban e service capability |
| topic | Urban e-service New-generation highly educated migration Settlement intention China |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12962-024-00509-4 |
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