The Effect of Rice-Planting Culture on Fellow Townsman Co-residence of Migrant Workers:From the Perspective of Social Networks
Based on the data of Rural-Urban Migration in China,this study uses Probit model and IV-Probit model to empirically investigate the impact of rice-planting culture on migrant workers'choice of fellow townsman co-residence.The study finds that rice-planting culture significantly increases the probability of migrant workers living with fellow townsmen after entering the urban areas.The analysis of moderating effect shows that the above impact increases when migrant workers do not sign labor contracts or receive social security services,i.e.,with the increased risks faced by the migrant workers.The mechanism analysis indicates that rice-planting culture makes migrant workers pay more attention to strong relationship networks,resulting in their being more inclined to choose to live with their fellow townsmen after entering the urban areas.Specifically,rice-planting culture will make the migrant workers'social interaction partners after they move to the urban areas mostly members of the strong relationship network,which leads to their fellow townsman co-residence.Based on this,in the process of promoting new urbanization,it is expected to accelerate the reconstruction of the social network of migrant workers to reduce their dependence on strong relationship networks,promote the equalization of basic public services in cities and towns,and strengthen the protection of labor rights and interests of migrant workers to enhance their ability to cope with risks.
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