The Impact of Land Property Right on China’s Rural-urban Migration
Scientific Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, (2025), Vol.7, No.11, pp.121-130
Published: October 30, 2025
DOI: 10.54691/n4k7yk17
Abstract
This study explores how China’s land property rights systems affect rural residents’ migration decisions, using data from the China Health and Aging Tracking Survey (CHARLS) and a Probit model. It analyzes two core mechanisms: market-based land leasing and government-led land expropriation. Results show land leasing has a moderate, group-variant positive effect on migration (stronger for low-income groups), while land expropriation exerts a significant negative effect (more pronounced for non-agricultural hukou holders and party members). The findings highlight the need for targeted land system reforms to ease migration constraints.
Keywords:
Land property rights, rural-urban migration, market mechanism, government mechanism, China Health and Aging Tracking Survey (CHARLS), Probit model, hukou system, land expropriation, land leasing, heterogeneity analysis.
APA Citation:
Kaiyi Ji (2025). The Impact of Land Property Right on China’s Rural-urban Migration. Scientific Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 7(11), 121-130. https://doi.org/10.54691/n4k7yk17
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