The Role of Internet Use in Internal Migration: Evidence From China.
With the rapid development of information and communication technologies (ICTs), there has been a growing interest in the effect of the internet on internal migration. This study contributes to the emerging literature by exploring the relationship between internet use and internal migration at diffe...
| Publicado en: | Population Space & Place Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 1 - 18 |
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