Formal Social Networks and Interprovincial Labour Mobility:A Perspective Based on Cross-Regional Chambers of Commerce
Drawing on data from cross-regional chambers of commerce and the 2011-2017 China Migrants Dynamic Survey(CMDS),this paper investigates the influence of provincial-level cross-regional chambers of commerce on interprovincial labour mobility.The results of the study indicate that cross-regional chambers of commerce significantly facilitate interprovincial labour mobility and that they primarily act by reducing mobility costs,breaking resource monopolies,enhancing social acceptance levels and compensating for the deficiencies of formal institutions.Moreover,cross-regional chambers of commerce exert a greater impact on vulnerable groups within the labour market,helping the migrant population to find employment and become entrepreneurs,while exhibiting heterogeneous effects on the migrant population across different industries.This study provides comprehensive evidence and policy references to break down barriers to labour market mobility and improve employment promotion mechanisms.
cross-regional chambers of commercesocial networkinterprovincial labour mobility