Research On The Impact Of Rural Infrastructure On The Employment Behavior Of Returning Migrants

Factors such as the adjustment and modernisation of industrial structures have had an impact in recent years,migrant workers in cities are faced with problems such as increased urban employment pressure and income instability.Although the exclusivity of urban infrastructure and public services to migrant workers is gradually decreasing,competitive public goods will still be given priority to supply and distributed to local residents,and migrant workers are often hindered from entering cities to work.In the plight of urban life difficult to integrate,some migrant workers choose to return home.In addition,the rural regeneration strategy has focused on agriculture and rural areas and developed rural sectors,and the rural living environment has also been improved to some extent.These substantial changes in rural areas have become an important factor to attract migrant workers to return home.In addition to focusing on the factors affecting the return of migrant workers,we should also consider a series of problems that migrant workers may face after returning home.Among them,the employment of migrant workers is an important step in the continued revitalisation of rural areas,which are closely linked to farmers’ production and lives and are key to maintaining social cohesion and stability,which should not be underestimated.It is important to explore the links between different types of rural infrastructure and public services to facilitate the return and employment of migrant workers.In the framework of the Rural Regeneration Strategy,central and local governments have invested huge human,material and financial resources at all levels in recent years to build rural infrastructure and improve the level of public services in rural areas.Do improvements in rural infrastructure attract migrant workers back home,and what are the differences between different types of rural infrastructure in terms of migrant workers’ employment choices? Few researchers have studied this question in depth.This paper conducts a theoretical analysis and empirical testing to explore the above questions.This paper takes 29 provinces across the country as the study area,migrant workers and returning migrant workers as the study subjects,and selects the panel countries of the China Labour Force Dynamics Survey(CLDS)in 2014,2016 and 2018,and uses a logit model to conduct empirical tests.From the dual perspective of rural infrastructure and public services,the impact of rural infrastructure and public services on the return of returning migrant workers and their work choices after return is examined.It first examines the impact of rural infrastructure and public services on the return of migrant workers,building on the evidence that rural infrastructure and public services can facilitate the return of migrant workers,and then examines the impact of rural infrastructure and public services from the perspective of different occupations.The regression analysis of the model shows that the level of transport infrastructure and public services in rural areas plays an important role in the attractiveness of migrant workers returning home,especially in rural areas where transport infrastructure conditions are better,the attractiveness of migrant workers returning home is higher.In terms of career choice,agricultural production infrastructure has a significant positive impact on the agricultural output of migrant workers when they return home.Complete rural public services can attract migrant workers to return to work in township enterprises.Rural financial services and rural housing infrastructure also provide financial support and business opportunities for migrant workers returning home to set up their own businesses,which attracts some migrant workers to return home and set up their own businesses.Against this background,this paper makes policy recommendations to improve the level of appropriate rural infrastructure and public services.Firstly,with regard to the protection of the rights and interests of migrant workers,we should help migrant workers return home to obtain high-quality and smooth employment,and create high-quality living environment and production conditions for migrant workers returning home;The second is to open up new ideas for the development of agriculture and rural areas to attract returning talents,help migrant workers’ career choices to return to their hometown match the direction of rural construction,better help rural revitalization,and improve the rural hollowing phenomenon.