【Empirical Seminar】Growing with Divergence: The Impact of Innovation on Low- and High-skilled Migration in China
2025/09/16
研討會日期 : 2025-09-16
時間 : 14:30
主講人 : Professor Suqin Ge (葛蘇勤)
地點 : Conference Room B110
主持人 : Professor Kamhon Kan
演講者簡介 : Professor Suqin Ge received her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Minnesota at Twin Cities in 2006. She is currently a Professor at Virginia Tech. Her research interests are Labor Economics, Applied Microeconomics, and Economics of China.
演講摘要 : We investigate how innovation influences migration across skill groups in China. Cities experiencing faster patent growth tend to attract more low-skilled migrants than high-skilled ones, contrasting with patterns observed in developed economies. A spatial equilibrium model suggests that this difference arises from greater wage sensitivity among low-skilled workers and higher amenity sensitivity among high-skilled workers. Patent shocks increase wages for both groups, but they draw in more low-skilled migrants than high-skilled ones. This shift in the skill ratio reduces local amenities, subsequently deterring high-skilled migration. Counterfactual analyses indicate that technological growth in China has significantly reduced national welfare inequality.
