The effects of rural–urban migration on corporate innovation: Evidence from a natural experiment in China

Deqiu Chen, Huasheng Gao, Jiang Luo, Yujing Ma · 2019 · Financial Management

Summary. Rural-to-urban migration of low-skilled workers in China reduces corporate innovation in receiving cities. Using China's relaxed household registration policies as a natural experiment, the study finds firms in cities adopting these policies innovate significantly less than firms in non-adopting cities. An abundant supply of low-skilled labor makes existing technology more profitable, reducing incentives to develop new innovations.

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  title   = {The effects of rural–urban migration on corporate innovation: Evidence from a natural experiment in China},
  author  = {Deqiu Chen and Huasheng Gao and Jiang Luo and Yujing Ma},
  journal = {Financial Management},
  year    = {2019},
  doi     = {10.1111/fima.12280},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1111/fima.12280}
}

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DOI

10.1111/fima.12280

Countries

China

Regions

Asia

Categories

innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems

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2026-04-28