Basic Public Services, Population Migration and Regional Economic Growth
- 1 College of Economics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
Abstract
The innovation of this paper is to propose a new impact path that by attracting migrant population, basic public services can stimulate national economic growth significantly. Based on the “cost-benefit” theory, this paper takes basic public services into the population migration decision-making model, then builds an endogenous economic growth model by using population immigration as an increase of human capital. Theoretical analysis finds that basic public services can attract people to move in positively and promote regional economic growth indirectly. Based on the above conclusions, this paper presents that, we should increase fiscal transfer payments in backward areas, develop and improve the equalization system of basic public services while adapting to local conditions. And some related policies and statutes need to be published by government at the same time, such as policies of talent attraction and investment promotion policies to promote orderly population flow and balance the distribution of population, to make sure regional economy develops healthily.
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