Examines how urban amenities affect the economic contribution of skilled labour in China, suggesting strategies for maximizing talent dividends.
This study challenges the assumption of a homogeneous economic contribution of skilled labour. Extending amenity theory, it examines how urban amenities influence the geography of skilled labour’s economic contribution in China. We reveal that skilled labour’s economic contribution exhibits substantial fluctuations across cities and over time. Various urban amenities play heterogeneous roles in this process. Consumption amenities boost skilled labour’s economic contribution, whereas natural and public service amenities show secondary or institutionally constrained effects. Wages and consumption amenities function as substitutes in shaping this contribution. Coordinating wage incentives and consumption amenities is key to unlocking the talent dividend.
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