Administrative boundary effects of cross-border migration of manufacturing enterprises: a case study from the Pearl River Delta in China
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2024
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This study examines the migration trajectories of 468 representative leading manufacturing enterprises in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region, aiming to analyze the impact of various administrative boundaries on the relocation and site selection decisions of these enterprises. The analysis focuses on the cross-boundary migration behavior of enterprises at both the inter-prefecture-level city and intra-prefecture-level city levels. The key findings are: (1) Despite the highly contiguous urban development in the PRD region, few enterprises choose to migrate across prefecture-level cities. (2) Driven by cost considerations and the local industrial network, urban boundary areas have become a significant target for enterprise relocation. (3) County/district and street boundaries within cities do not impose constraints on enterprise migration. Instead, intra-prefecture-level city migration is relatively frequent.
Keywords: Administrative boundary, Manufacturing enterprises, Cross-boundary migration, Dynamic mechanism, Pearl River Delta
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