Spatial Equilibrium Analysis of Labor Mobility, Social Security and Income Distribution
| 主讲人 |
Jipeng Zhang |
简介 |
<p>Leveraging a novel wave of data from the China Household Finance Survey, we document that the majority of cross-prefecture migrants eventually returned to their hometowns, with family and retirement-related concerns being the predominant motivation. To analyze the economic consequences of "return migration", we build a dynamic spatial general equilibrium model that features multiple migration decisions throughout a lifecycle. The migration decisions hinge on wage differentials, the pension system, access to public goods, and attachments to one's hometown. We find that the institutional barriers that "forced" the migrants to return home slowed down the pace of urbanization, reduced aggregate output and welfare, and exacerbated spatial inequality in China. Moreover, incorporating return migration in spatial models could alter how the economy responds to economic shocks such as migration and trade liberalization, as well as the effects of place-based policies. </p> |
| 时间 |
2026-05-28 (Thursday) 16:40-18:00 |
地点 |
Room N302, Economics Building |
| 讲座语言 |
English |
主办单位 |
厦门大学经济学院、王亚南经济研究院、邹至庄经济研究院 |
| 承办单位 |
厦门大学经济学院、王亚南经济研究院、邹至庄经济研究院 |
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系列讲座 |
| 联系人信息 |
林老师，电话2180723，邮箱yurenlin@xmu.edu.cn |
主持人 |
Ying Chen |
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| 主讲人简介 |
<p>Jipeng Zhang is Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Economics, Shandong University. He is a Distinguished Young Scholar of Shandong University and Chief Expert of Major Projects funded by the National Social Science Fund of China. He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pittsburgh, and received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Economics from Fudan University. He previously held academic positions at Nanyang Technological University and Southwestern University of Finance and Economics. His main research fields cover public economics, migration and economic development. </p> |
期数 |
高级经济学系列讲座2026年春季学期第八讲（总503讲） |
