Search

Motivated by the popularity of 'Run away from Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou' saying in China this paper tests the determinants of subjective well-being (SWB) of long-term migrants and the extent to which migrants make optimal locational decisions in terms of SWB. China's cities are divided into 4 core first-tier cities, 15 new first-tier cities, and non-first-tier cities (94 in the sample) reflecting different levels of economic opportunity and amenities. Migrants can only be observed in their present location. Hence, we use a semi-parametric marginal treatment effect method to compare actual and counterfactual SWB outcomes. Results shows that migrants' SWB is greater in non-first-tier cities than first-tier cities; the determinants of SWB differ for male and female migrants; and, female migrants with urban hukou are typically better off in the four core first-tier cities as well as other first-tier cities. Overall, there is thus a marked gender differences in migrants' optimal locational choice. From a productivity and social cohesion perspective, these results make it imperative that public policy in China addresses the gender and spatial sorting imbalances that arises from differences in SWB determinants and optimal location as ever more educated young people join the labour force. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We examined variables relevant to food products marketing in foreign markets: perceptions of a product's country-of-origin (which may provide a "halo effect" if positive), and consumers' tendencies to favor local vs. imported goods for ideological reasons (consumer ethnocentrism). These were explored in the context of marketing research related to expanding U.S. dairy in China. An online survey of consumers (N = 505) in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou showed that ethnocentrism was below scale mid-point and did not vary across cities. Overall, higher purchase intention was associated with more favorable evaluations of the U.S., and with lower ethnocentrism, although there were some differences by region. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study is committed to understanding the tremendous changes that have occurred in China's media ecology due to economic reform and the growth of technology. Based on 146 in-depth interviews with journalists from 79 media outlets in four main cities, the current study provides a sufficient understanding of contemporary journalists in Mainland China. The authors summarise the social profiles, work conditions, political values and professional orientations of both traditional and online journalists, and examine how differences between journalists are contingent on the organisational form and geographical location of the media where they work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]