The Interregional Migration of Human Capital: The Case of “First-Class” University Graduates in China

• Published in: Applied spatial analysis and policy Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 397 - 419
• Main Authors: Cui, Can, Wang, Yifan, Wang, Qiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Cities; Colleges & universities; Economic development; Employment; Human capital; Human Geography; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning; Migration; Migration patterns; Regional development; Regional planning; Regional/Spatial Science; Social Sciences; University graduates; China; Human capital; Migration; China; University graduates

Human capital has been acknowledged as a key driver for innovation, thereby promoting regional economic development in the knowledge era. University graduates from China’s “first-class” universities—the top 42 universities, included in the “double first-class” initiative, are considered highly educa...