Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The urbanization of rural migrants serves as a crucial driver for integrated urbanrural development, yet this process is often constrained by factors such as employment opportunities, social security systems, and land policies. This study examines dynamic changes in educational resource allocation under rural population aging, employing an ordered Probit model to empirically analyze how compulsory education accessibility in destination cities and urban-rural educational resource disparities influence migrants’ settlement intentions. Key findings reveal: (1) Destination cities’ compulsory education resources significantly enhance settlement willingness, with this effect becoming markedly pronounced when the urban-rural education gap surpasses a critical threshold; (2) Premium urban educational resources primarily strengthen settlement intention by increasing the likelihood of children accompanying migrants, though the hukou system substantially weakens this mechanism. This research contributes fresh insights into permanent rural labor relocation through the lens of educational resource dynamics.
Authors: Wu, Baijun, Liu, Wuqia, Wu, Yating
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7152333546
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