Attracting Top Talent: Analyzing Local Policies in China With Economists' CV Data
利用2014至2018年中国经济学教师的简历数据，分析城市人才吸引政策对顶尖人才选址的影响，发现政策更有利于发达地区，可能加剧长期经济不平等。
ABSTRACT Top high‐skilled professionals, such as academics, teachers, doctors, and engineers, play a critical role in driving localized innovation and economic growth. Although extensive research exists on international talent mobility, there is limited evidence on their intranational movement. This study closely analyses a large‐scale talent‐attraction policy implemented in Chinese cities to relocate top high‐skilled workers. Using a unique, hand‐collected dataset of CVs from all economics faculty members in China (2014 to 2018), we find that these policies significantly influence locational choices, favoring cities in more developed regions. Our findings urge local governments to reconsider the effectiveness of such policies in less developed areas and cities experiencing brain‐drain, and warn for increased economic inequalities in the long‐term.