| 摘要 |
[Objectives] To investigate the impact of the returning entrepreneurial vitality of migrant workers in the major grain-producing areas of the six central provinces on the common prosperity of counties, examine the mediating role of factor integration in this relationship, and identify the heterogeneous effects across different types of counties. [Methods] This study focused on 178 national-level major grain-producing counties across six central Chinese provinces: Shanxi, Henan, Hubei, Anhui, Hunan, and Jiangxi. Utilizing balanced panel data from 2011 to 2022 (a total of 2 136 observations), it developed an evaluation system (prosperity, commonality, and sharing) and a factor integration index (capital, labor, land, technology) to assess the level of common prosperity in these counties. Empirical analyses were performed using fixed-effect and mediating effect models. [Results] The returning entrepreneurial vitality of migrant workers has a significantly positive impact on the comprehensive index of common prosperity in counties (coefficient 0.065, p<0.01). It also positively influences the three sub-dimensions of prosperity, sharing, and commonality. Factor integration serves as a partial intermediary, with migrant workers’ entrepreneurial vitality indirectly promoting common prosperity by enhancing the efficiency of the aggregation and allocation of production factors. This enabling effect is particularly pronounced in core grain-producing areas and counties with lower levels of economic development. [Conclusions] The returning entrepreneurial vitality of migrant workers can significantly boost the level of common prosperity in major grain-producing counties, with factor integration serving as the key transmission pathway. It is recommended to dismantle institutional barriers between urban and rural factor markets, particularly focusing on major grain-producing counties. Additionally, the support system for factor integration should be enhanced, and differentiated policies encouraging entrepreneurship among migrant workers should be prioritized in core grain-producing areas and economically underdeveloped counties. This study provides empirical evidence to inform the development of differentiated policies for returning entrepreneurship of migrant workers in major grain-producing counties during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, thereby facilitating the promotion of common prosperity within these counties. |
