The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology, 2025, 7(7); doi: 10.25236/FSST.2025.070716.
Kai Gao1, Xinyu Cheng2
1Dalian Education College Institute of Educational Sciences, Dalian Education University, Dalian, 116021, Liaoning, China
2School of Economics and Management (School of Tourism), Dalian University, Dalian, 116622, Liaoning, China
Workers with varying skills across urban-rural divides. Key findings include: (1) Urban scale significantly enhances entrepreneurship probability by 1.8% per 1% increase. (2) It promotes both necessity-driven and opportunity-driven entrepreneurship, with a more pronounced effect on the former. (3) Urban scale disproportionately benefits urban residents and migrant workers, while exerting an overall inhibitory effect on rural entrepreneurship. (4) Its impact is most pronounced on necessity-driven entrepreneurship among migrant workers, particularly low-skilled groups. Reducing mobility barriers for migrant workers fosters inclusive entrepreneurship. Based on China's urbanization experience, this research reveals the intrinsic link between urban scale and entrepreneurship, offering actionable insights for rapidly urbanizing regions on leveraging agglomeration effects to promote entrepreneurial activities and inclusive socioeconomic development.
Urban Scale; Economic Agglomeration; Population Mobility; Entrepreneurship
Kai Gao, Xinyu Cheng. Urban Scale and Residents' Entrepreneurship: An Empirical Analysis Based on CGSS2018. The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology (2025), Vol. 7, Issue 7: 105-111. https://doi.org/10.25236/FSST.2025.070716.
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