Paper Title：Return Migration and Spatial Development
Speaker：张吉鹏，山东大学
Jipeng Zhang is a Professor in Economics at the Shandong University since 2022. He received his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh, BA and MA from Fudan University, and worked at the Nanyang Technological University and the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics. He has published on various issues in public, urban and development economics, such as public good provision, migration, and urban development.
Abstract：The phenomenon of return migration is common and significant across the world, yet it remains under-studied due to the lack of data. In this paper, we examine the patterns of return migration within the context of China, leveraging a novel dataset that provide detailed information on both emigration and return migration. Roughly half of cross-prefecture migrants have returned to their hometowns, with family-related concerns being the predominant motivation. We then build a general equilibrium model that endogenizes the decision to ``return'' and quantify the welfare implications of return migration. In an extended version of the model, we further explore the potential of spatial knowledge diffusion facilitated by returnees and the related policy considerations.
时间：2024年11月29日 10:30-11:30
地点：复旦大学经济学院514会议室
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