讲座题目： Hukou Reform, Return Migration, and Implications for Urban Development in China

主讲嘉宾：张吉鹏教授 （山东大学经济学院）

讲座时间：2023年4月24日（周一）下午14：30--16：30

讲座地点：华中科技大学经济学院319室

摘要：In recent years, China has made remarkable progress in Hukou reform. Based on government policy documents and our fieldwork, we construct a quantitative measure of Hukou registration barriers in Chinese cities. First-tier and some second-tier cities set high criteria for local Hukou registration that have become more stringent over time, while other cities have much lower requirements. Drawing on household survey data, we show that stricter Hukou restrictions lead to a significant increase in return migration, especially among those with rural Hukou, low education level, and poor health status. Finally, we estimate the effects of further loosening Hukou restrictions, finding that granting Hukou to migrants in lower-tier cities would increase educational attainment, but impose fiscal strains on top-tier cities.

嘉宾简介：

张吉鹏，山东大学经济学院教授，中青年杰出学者。主要研究方向为公共经济学，移民、区域与城市发展。在《中国社会科学》、《经济研究》、《经济学（季刊）》以及International Economic Review等国内外顶级期刊发表论文，获高等学校科学研究优秀成果（人文社会科学）二等奖，主持国家自然科学基金面上项目。